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docs(generics): explain use of wildcards (?) for flexible type handling in Java
- Added documentation describing wildcards as placeholders for unknown types in generics. - Clarified that wildcards allow looser type definitions and increase flexibility when exact type is not known at declaration. - Highlighted practical use cases: • Writing methods/classes that can work with a wider range of types. • Allowing read-only access when modifying is unsafe (e.g., List<?>). • Supporting inheritance scenarios where covariance/contravariance applies. This improves conceptual understanding of how wildcards differ from concrete type parameters and why they are essential for designing reusable, type-safe APIs. Signed-off-by: https://github.com/Someshdiwan <[email protected]>
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In Java Generics, wildcards (?) are a special kind of type argument that can be used in method arguments or class
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definitions to represent an unknown type.
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They allow for more flexible and dynamic code by letting the type be specified later or be more loosely
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defined.
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Wildcards are useful when you don’t know the exact type at the time of defining a class or method, or when you want to
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allow a range of types rather than a single specific one.

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