Generics in Java 5

[Ludmila Snova]

Hi,

I am migrating java 1.4 application to 5.0 and I have a question. In our application we have a class SomeCollection that extends Vector. And that SomeCollection used everythere in the app to store different types of object.
As I understand correctly, with Java 5.0 vector should be parameterized. Is there any way to make it general? So I don't need to change every line in app? Or the only way to get rid of SomeCollection and use parameterized vector instead?

This is what I have now:

  public class SomeCollection extends Vector { ...} 

I tried this:

  public class SomeCollection  extends Vector < ? >  {...}  

But it gives a compile error.

Thanks.
[ November 18, 2008: Message edited by: Ludmila Snova ]

[Rob Spoor]

Try Vector<Object>. It's the closest match to the situation as it is with Java 1.4 - you can put anything in it, and everything needs to be cast when retrieved.

[Bill Shirley]

As I understand correctly, with Java 5.0 vector should be parameterized.

I'd say it "could" be parameterized.

[Rob Spoor]

Except if you don't parameterize it you will be flooded with warnings.