New syntax "Object o:c", Java 5.0

[Ramu Ramaiah]

Hi,

I am a beginner to Java programming language. I am trying to learn the new "generics" functionality added to Java 5.0.

I came accross this peice of code from http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/generics/

void printCollection(Collection<?> c) {
for(Object o:c) {
System.out.println(o);
}
}

I did not understand the syntax "Object o:c".
Can somebody explain what this means?

Thanks,
Ramu

[Joanne Neal]

That is nothing to do with generics. It's the new 'for each' loop. See the 'Iterating over Collections and Arrays with Enhanced for' section of the link.

[Ramu Ramaiah]

Thanks Joanne.