C++ has the key word <template>.Do Java have something alike?

[iherage]

I am learning Java,but I happened to read a book about C++.I find in
C++,you can use <template T>.
e.g.
<template T>
void swap(T a,T b)
{
T temp=a;
a=b;
b=a;
}
T can be char,int ect.
So whatever I want to swap int or char or something else,I only need to
write the codes once.
Can Java do this?

 

[TechBookReport]

I am learning Java,but I happened to read a book about C++.I find in
C++,you can use <template T>.
e.g.
<template T>
void swap(T a,T b)
{
T temp=a;
a=b;
b=a;
}
T can be char,int ect.
So whatever I want to swap int or char or something else,I only need to
write the codes once.
Can Java do this?

Do a Google on Java and generics...

HTH

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[Jesper Nordenberg]

I am learning Java,but I happened to read a book about C++.I find in
C++,you can use <template T>.
e.g.
<template T>

This should be template<typename T>.

Java doesn't have as powerful generic programming constructs as C++
templates. The closest you get in Java is generic types introduced in
Java 5 (1.5). The biggest differences are that Java generics only
works for classes and not primitive types, and that Java generics
supports wildcards (very useful feature). If you really need the full
power of generic programming, I would suggest that you use C++. In
most cases, Java works well though.

/Jesper Nordenberg