Generic Interfaces
you can also have generic interfaces. Generic interfaces are specified just like generic classes. Here is an example. It creates an interface
called MinMax that declares the methods min( ) and max( ), which are expected to return the minimum and maximum value of some set of objects.
Example
interface MinMax<T extends Comparable<T>> {
T min();
T max();
}
// Now, implement MinMax
class MyClass<T extends Comparable<T>> implements MinMax<T> {
T[] vals;
MyClass(T[] o) {
vals = o;
}
// Return the minimum value in vals.
public T min() {
T v = vals[0];
for (int i = 1; i < vals.length; i++)
if (vals[i].compareTo(v) < 0)
v = vals[i];
return v;
}
// Return the maximum value in vals.
public T max() {
T v = vals[0];
for (int i = 1; i < vals.length; i++)
if (vals[i].compareTo(v) > 0)
v = vals[i];
return v;
}
}
class GenericInterfaces {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Integer inums[] = { 3, 6, 2, 8, 6 };
Character chs[] = { 'b', 'r', 'p', 'w' };
MyClass<Integer> iob = new MyClass<Integer>(inums);
MyClass<Character> cob = new MyClass<Character>(chs);
System.out.println("Max value in inums: " + iob.max());
System.out.println("Min value in inums: " + iob.min());
System.out.println("Max value in chs: " + cob.max());
System.out.println("Min value in chs: " + cob.min());
}
}
Output
Inside Base Class Inside Derived Class
