src/share/classes/com/sun/naming/internal/FactoryEnumeration.java

@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@
   * @author Scott Seligman
  */
 
 // no need to implement Enumeration since this is only for internal use
 public final class FactoryEnumeration {
-    private List factories;
+    // List<NamedWeakReference<Class | Object>>
+    private List<NamedWeakReference<Object>> factories;
     private int posn = 0;
     private ClassLoader loader;
 
     /**
      * Records the input list and uses it directly to satisfy

@@ -57,19 +58,20 @@
      * class can be reloaded if the reference is cleared.
 
      * @param factories A non-null list
      * @param loader    The class loader of the list's contents
      */
-    FactoryEnumeration(List factories, ClassLoader loader) {
+    FactoryEnumeration(List<NamedWeakReference<Object>> factories,
+                       ClassLoader loader) {
         this.factories = factories;
         this.loader = loader;
     }
 
     public Object next() throws NamingException {
         synchronized (factories) {
 
-            NamedWeakReference ref = (NamedWeakReference) factories.get(posn++);
+            NamedWeakReference<Object> ref = factories.get(posn++);
             Object answer = ref.get();
             if ((answer != null) && !(answer instanceof Class)) {
                 return answer;
             }
 

@@ -79,11 +81,11 @@
                 if (answer == null) {   // reload class if weak ref cleared
                     answer = Class.forName(className, true, loader);
                 }
                 // Instantiate Class to get factory
                 answer = ((Class) answer).newInstance();
-                ref = new NamedWeakReference(answer, className);
+                ref = new NamedWeakReference<>(answer, className);
                 factories.set(posn-1, ref);  // replace Class object or null
                 return answer;
             } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                 NamingException ne =
                     new NamingException("No longer able to load " + className);