| COBOL | Java |
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*> Consuming a generic method via type inference
class-id Generics public.
01 point type IPoint[binary-double].
01 constrainedPoint type ConstrainedPoint[type PointImpl].
01 justAPoint type Point[string, string].
method-id init.
*> initialize generic variables
set point = new PointImpl()
set constrainedPoint = new ConstrainedPoint[type PointImpl]()
set justAPoint = new Point[string, string]()
*> use generic variables
invoke point::makePoint(1, 2, 3)
invoke constrainedPoint::makeConstrainedPoint(point)
set justAPoint::varT to "varT's value"
set justAPoint::varN to "varN's value"
end method.
end class.
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// Consuming a generic method
public class generics {
IPoint<Long> point;
ConstrainedPoint<PointImpl> cPoint;
Point<String, String> justAPoint;
public void init() {
// initialize generic variables
point = new PointImpl();
cPoint = new ConstrainedPoint<PointImpl>();
justAPoint = new Point<String, String>();
// use generic variables
point.makePoint(1l, 2l, 3l);
cPoint.makeConstrainedPoint(point);
justAPoint.varT = "varT's value";
justAPoint.varN = "varN's value";
}
}
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Portions of these examples were produced by Dr. Frank McCown, Harding University Computer Science Dept, and are licensed under a Creative Commons License.
| COBOL | Java |
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*> Generic interface
interface-id IPoint using T
method-id makePoint using T (x as T, y as T, z as T).
end method.
end interface.
*> Generic class
class-id Point using T, N.
01 varT T public.
01 varN N public.
end class.
*> Generic class with constraints
class-id ConstrainedPoint using T.
constraints.
constrain T implements type IPoint[binary-double].
method-id makeConstrainedPoint using N (x as N).
constraints.
constrain N implements type IPoint[binary-double].
end method.
end class.
*> Class with generic interface
class-id PointImpl
implements type IPoint[binary-double].
method-id makePoint using T (x as T, y as T, z as T).
end method.
end class.
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// Generic interface
interface IPoint<T> {
void makePoint(T x, T y, T z);
}
// Generic class
class Point<T, N> {
public T varT;
public N varN;
}
// Generic class with constraints
class ConstrainedPoint<T extends IPoint<Long>> {
<N extends IPoint<Long>> void makeConstrainedPoint(N x) {
}
}
// Class with generic interface
class PointImpl implements IPoint<Long> {
@Override
public void makePoint(Long x, Long y, Long z) {
}
}
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Portions of these examples were produced by Dr. Frank McCown, Harding University Computer Science Dept, and are licensed under a Creative Commons License.