collectionclassifier.java

effective-java中文英文版,大师人物写的

// Broken - incorrect use of overloading! - Page 128

import java.util.*;

public class CollectionClassifier {
    public static String classify(Set s) {
        return "Set";
    }

    public static String classify(List l) {
        return "List";
    }

    public static String classify(Collection c) {
        return "Unknown Collection";
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Collection[] tests = new Collection[] {
            new HashSet(),          // A Set
            new ArrayList(),        // A List
            new HashMap().values()  // Neither Set nor List
        };

        for (int i = 0; i < tests.length; i++)
            System.out.println(classify(tests[i]));
    }
}