Presumably you could use new ArrayList<>() in contexts where there is no variable, so shortening:
doSomethingWith(new ArrayList<ICantBelieveItsNotButter>()); to: doSomethingWith(new ArrayList<>()); On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Serge Boulay <[email protected]>wrote: > Is there some particular reason Oracle choose the diamond operator over > something like “var” ? > > > > For example, I find this > > > > List<Employee> emps = new ArrayList<>(); > > > > far less intuitive than say > > > > var emps = new ArrayList<Employee>(); > > > > > > The second example has the added benefit that it would work with all types. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
