Generics and polymorphism

Question

Hi guys... I need ans for this problem badly--- difference between generics and polymorphism using code examples. I know its related somthing to compile time or binding but i am not sure..please help

Answer 1

Polymorphism:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphism_in_object-oriented_programming

Generics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming

Good luck with understanding the differences ;)!

Answer 2

Polymorphism is a property of classes, in that they implement a common interface, or are derived from a base class, implementing virtual methods in a different way to reflect the different behavior of derived classes.

Generics is a property of an algorithm, or a class implementing an algorithm (sort) or a common operation (lists), requiring the classes they deal with to have certain methods, properties, or interfaces.