Java is influenced by C and C++, so it has many similarities with those languages (and C#). One of the big advantages of Java is that it is “platform independent.” This means that code you ...

Learn about the new Java 10 "var" type, and experiment using JShell with this hands-on tutorial on how to reduce boilerplate code using new type inference for local variables.

Doing so could lead to a ClassCastException. Compile Listing 1 (javac GenDemo.java). The (E[]) cast causes the compiler to output a warning about the cast being unchecked.