Suppose I have a parent class and I want to be able to get a list of all its subclasses. As far as I know there is no inherent way to do this (is there?), but what I can do is have the subclasses ...

Using generics results in more robust code and avoids ClassCastExceptions in your Java programs. This in-depth tutorial introduces you to generics and their types and methods. Generics are used in ...