Am 04.09.2010 00:05, schrieb Joe Darcy:
Ulf Zibis wrote:
Am 03.09.2010 12:31, schrieb Ulf Zibis:
I think the question of variable types belongs to the spec, but here in Object class's javadoc
we should speak about objects. So I now suggest:
"...and that the returned object of the {...@code clone} method of an array object of class {...@code
T[]} is of class {...@code T[]} where T is any [raw]? reference or primitive class. See java
language specification version 3, section 6.4.5"
And additionally 2 cents: As T is often used for parameter type in context with generics, I
think, X would leed to less misinterpretation and would match better to the according spec.
I think the text as suggested by Martin with the explicit definition of T is sufficiently clear
as-is.
-Joe
I still think, it would be more clear to speak about classes here rather then
about types.
See:
Number[] na = new Integer[123];
na[0] = new Integer(456);
Integer[] ia = (Integer[])na.clone();
na is of type Number[]
ia is of type Integer[] and too of type Number[]
but ia contains object of class Integer[]
-Ulf
