title: What does class<P> mean in Java?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12649572/what-does-the-type-in-java-mean">What does the &lt;TYPE&gt; in java mean?</a>  </p>
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  <p>Hello I came across this class while debugging , can someone give me pointers to what it means, please. Thanks.</p>
  
  <pre><code>class Something&lt;P&gt;{
   private P someVariable;
  }
  
  //what does &lt;P&gt; mean here? 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>