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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T03:07:03+00:00 2026-05-22T03:07:03+00:00

I ran across this bit of code and to me it seems like its

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I ran across this bit of code and to me it seems like its not needed is there any reason to do the following

def answers = [] as List

instead of

def answers = []

In groovy I thought that [] was the empty list so there would be no need to have the as List

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    2026-05-22T03:07:04+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 3:07 am

    No, there is no difference, both create an ArrayList and List (java.util.List) is an interface anyway.

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