why list allows null values to be stored in a ArrayList object

anish reddy

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why list allows null values to be stored in a ArrayList object which implements list

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Why not?

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Originally posted by anish reddy:
why list allows null values to be stored in a ArrayList object which implements list

Well, that's a question you must ask to James Gosling

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You can easily extend ArrayList to make your own type that refuses nulls. If ArrayList refused nulls you wouldn't be able to extend it to accept them.

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