Restrictions on Generics

Java generics has following restrictions:


Cannot Instantiate Generic Types with Primitive Types
Cannot Create Instances of Type Parameters
Cannot Declare Static Fields Whose Types are Type Parameters
Cannot Use Casts or instanceof With Parameterized Types
Cannot Create Arrays of Parameterized Types
Cannot Create, Catch, or Throw Objects of Parameterized Types
Cannot Overload a Method Where the Formal Parameter Types of Each Overload Erase to the Same Raw Type