What is an object declaration?

An object_declaration declares a stand-alone object with a given nominal subtype and, optionally, an explicit initial value given by an initialization expression . For an array, task, or protected object, the object_declaration may include the definition of the (anonymous) type of the object.

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Should I use Java objects?

Generally Object should only be used when dealing with a collection of elements of disparate or unknown type . This then usually is followed by instanceof and cast statements. Many APIs return Object when then can provide disparate types and some of this is a holdover from Java 4 and older prior to generics.

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