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Java

Steven Couture
Steven Couture
2,106 Points
Posted by Steven Couture
Steven Couture
2,106 Points

when it comes to array lists, why does it start with List instead of ArrayList?

Iv been always taught

ArrayList<String> name = new ArrayList<String>();

so why is it List instead of ArrayList at the beginning?