what is the usage of Set> resources = new java.util.HashSet<>();

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What is the usage of this code line in the rest api Set<Class<?>> resources = new java.util.HashSet<>();

@ApplicationPath("/service")
public class ApplicationConfig extends Application {
@Override
public Set<Class<?>> getClasses() {

    Set<Class<?>> resources = new java.util.HashSet<>();

    System.out.println("REST configuration starting: getClasses()");            

    //features
    //this will register Jackson JSON providers
    resources.add(org.glassfish.jersey.jackson.JacksonFeature.class);



    //more code.....
}

It initializes `resources` to a new `HashSet`. Are you just asking about that, or something else? — Ted Hopp, Jun 22 '18 at 06:06
What do you mean by 'what is the usage?' Do you mean 'what is the purpose?' or 'how do I use?' — sprinter, Jun 22 '18 at 06:21

cassiomolin · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-22T08:32:04.107

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The Application class defines the components of a JAX-RS application. Subclasses of Application can override the getClasses() to register a set of root resource, provider and feature classes used by the application.

The simplest implementation possible is as following:

@ApplicationPath("api")
public SampleApplication extends Application {

}

In the example above no resources classes or providers are registered, so the JAX-RS runtime will scan the classpath for JAX-RS components annotated with @Path and @Provider and will register them automatically.

See this answer for details.

Set<Class<?>> means a Set that holds Classes of unknown types (it's expressed by the ? wildcard). In The Java Tutorials from Oracle you'll find a whole section about generics. I encourage you to have a look.

edited Jun 22 '18 at 08:32

answered Jun 22 '18 at 08:10

cassiomolin

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Ok cool. thank you for the support. But this part is bit confusing : `Set>` Can you please explain this? – Dhanushka Samarasinghe Jun 22 '18 at 08:18
@DhanushkaSamarasinghe `Set>` means a `Set` that can hold `Class`es of unknown types. See the [generics](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/generics/index.html) section of the Java Tutorial. – cassiomolin Jun 22 '18 at 08:26
Thanks a lot. Appreciate you help! :) – Dhanushka Samarasinghe Jun 22 '18 at 08:29

what is the usage of Set> resources = new java.util.HashSet<>();

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