Question

Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the use of generics and parameterized types in Java?

(a) Generics provide type safety by shifting more type checking responsibilities to the compiler

(b) Generics and parameterized types eliminate the need for down casts when using Java Collections

(c) When designing your own collections class (say, a linked list), generics and parameterized types allow you to achieve type safety with just a single class definition as opposed to defining multiple classes

(d) All of the mentioned

I had been asked this question in an online quiz.

I would like to ask this question from Type Interface topic in division Interfaces & Packages of Java

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) When designing your own collections class (say, a linked list), generics and parameterized types allow you to achieve type safety with just a single class definition as opposed to defining multiple classes

The best explanation: None.