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Java 16
Records (data carriers) become a first-class abstraction.
Records
All About Java 16
Java 16 • 2021
Records
All About Java 16
Records (data carriers) become a first-class abstraction.
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Java 16 (2021)
- Records provide a compact way to declare transparent data carriers.
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