What does (angle brackets) mean in Java?

Question

I am currently studying Java and have recently been stumped by angle brackets(<>). What exactly do they mean?

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Answer 1

It is related to generics in java. If I mentioned ArrayList that means I can add only String type object to that ArrayList.

The two major benefits of generics in Java are:

1. Reducing the number of casts in your program, thus reducing the number of potential bugs in your program.
2. Improving code clarity