Lingo question - difference between "generified" and "parameterised"?

Question

Hi,
I have a question on the Lingo used in generics:
What is the difference between saying something is generified and saying something is parameterised?
Thanks

Answer 1

Funny, on Google the most relevant search result I get leads back here.
I'm not sure if anybody has a precise definition for these, but if I had to differentiate between the two I'd say:
Generification - Taking a class or method that doesn't use generics and retrofitting it to use generics. E.g.
From something like this:
public class SomeClass{
    public Object getValue();
}to this:
public class SomeClass<T> {
    public T getValue();
Parameterization/typing - Using a typed form of a class or method instead of the raw form. E.g.
From something like this:
private List myList; //of Stringsto this:
private List<String> myList;But I've seen each used to describe the other. It's really context that is the distinguishing factor. A generified or parameterized or typed class or method is one that is implemented with type parameters, whereas a generified or parameterized or typed reference or field or method call is one that supplies type parameters.
Edited by: endasil on 14-Sep-2010 12:40 PM