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type erasure

noun

Definitions

  1. A compile-time process by which explicit data type annotations are removed from a…

    A compile-time process by which explicit data type annotations are removed from a program, before run-time execution.

    • Although .NET does not have type erasure, meaning it supports reified types, the .NET version of Scala currently follows the JVM's erasure model in order to avoid incompatibilities that would require a “forked” implementation.
    • Type erasure is a mapping from types (possibly including parameterized types and type variables) to types (that are never parameterized types or type variables).

  2. A technique by which a class is made generic without requiring compile-time template…

    A technique by which a class is made generic without requiring compile-time template arguments.

    • Type erasure is often seen as a mysterious, enigmatic programming technique. It is not exclusive to C++ (most tutorials on type erasure use Java for their examples).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for type erasure. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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