This course covers generics, which are possibly the most talked about feature of Java 5. At their simplest, they can help make code easier to write, and more robust. At their most complex, they can be very, very hard to create, and maintain.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Design using collections
• Override equals() and hashCode()
• Distinguish == and equals()
• Use generic versions of collections including set, list, and map
• Use type parameters
• Write generics methods
• Use java.util to sort and search
• Use comparable and comparator

Minimum 500MHz Processor; 128 MB RAM; Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or Mac OS X v10.4+; Internet Explorer 7.0+ or Firefox 3.0+ or Chrome 3.0+ or Safari 4.0+. 56K minimum connection; Adobe Flash Player 9.0+ or Windows Media Player 9.0+ for IE users who do not have Adobe Flash Player; JavaScript, popup windows and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.