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Is there a Template Class in Java as in C++, or is Object class in Java similar to Template class in C++ or at least the concepts...

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Is there a Template Class in Java as in C++, or is Object class in Java similar to Template class in C++ or at least the concepts...

Study Generics/Erasure in Java. It's similar to C++ Templates, but has a major compile-time difference.

In Java instances of Erasure types, as the name implies, are erased during compile-time.

In C++ instances of Erasure types are instantiated(produced) during compile-time.

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Whoops I meant in C++ instances of Templates are instantiated, not Erasure @_@

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