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This is the implementation of java.util.Arrays.asList: ()
public static <T> List<T> asList(T... a) { return new ArrayList<T>(a); } How can that compile? I can’t find a constructor for ArrayList, AbstractList or AbstractCollection that accepts a parameter like T… och T[].
Source code from:
java version '1.5.0_16' Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_16-b06-284) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_16-133, mixed mode, sharing
Okay, I think I see the confusion now.
The
ArrayListtype in question is a nested type within theArraysclass – it’s notjava.util.ArrayList.