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What is the Difference between Refereing a Vector like Vector<?> or with Vector<Object>

For Example

import java.util.*;


class Test {

public static void main(String args[]) {

Vector<?> vec = new Vector<A>();

vec = new Vector<B>();
}
}

abstract class timepass{

}

class A extends timepass{

}

class B extends timepass {

}
 
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Generics in the Java Programming Language Page 5. may help you.
 
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In the case of ? any class could be in there. In the case of Object, only Objects of class Object can be placed in there, you cannot put in any subclasses. So that means you would have to downcast all your subclasses to type Object. Very simplified version, and you should study it more, but for simply determining what goes in the Vector<?> vs Vector<Object>

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Hi guys
As far as my idea i concern in case of Vector<?> we can replace ? with any thing i.e. Object or Interface
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But for Vector<Object> you can not pass Interface as type like
 
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