In this chapter we’ll look at generics or type parameterization or generic programming in Scala. We’ll look at the following:
- Syntax for generics: defining types and methods.
- Bounded types, extends and super.
- Wildcards in both Java and Scala.
- Covariance and contravariance.
Parametric Polymorphism
We talked briefly about subtype or inclusion polymorphism
; the idea that subtypes can be substituted to stand in for their super-types. These stand-ins can provide different behavior without changing the structure of your code. The types of polymorphism are:
- Inclusion polymorphism (see Chapter 11, Inheritance).
- Ad hoc ...
