From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:55:31 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > Type declarations are part of the Pascal way.   
   >   
   > But I don't think it is the same in OO languages.   
   >   
   > I have never heard a Java developer ask for it.   
      
   Never written things like this?   
      
       private final HashMap   
           SatLabels = new HashMap();   
      
   Or this?   
      
       return   
           new Iterable>()   
             {   
               public Iterator> iterator()   
                 {   
                   return   
                       new ResultMapIterator   
                         (   
                           Resolver.query   
                             (   
                               /*uri =*/ ProviderUri,   
                               /*projection =*/ FieldNames,   
                               /*selection =*/ Selection,   
                               /*selectionArgs =*/ SelectionArgs,   
                               /*sortOrder =*/ SortOrder   
                             ),   
                           FieldNames   
                         );   
                 } /*iterator*/   
             } /*Iterable*/;   
      
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