Java currently supports only two types of value: primitives and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are a new form of type that exhibit some ...

Java 7 introduced type inference changes regarding generic class instantiation and generic constructors.

Java generic classes are compiled into bytecodes, assuming java.lang.Object for all type parameters (or, alternatively, a more specific class constraint). This is known as "type erasure".

Since Java 21, wrapper classes have played an increasingly sophisticated role in Java’s type system. Here’s everything you need to know about updates for virtual threads, pattern matching, and ...