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-# Generic Method Patterns in AL - Code Examples
-
-This sample demonstrates implementing generic method patterns for type-safe, reusable operations in AL.
-
-## Basic Generic Interface
-
-```al
-// Generic interface for comparable operations
-interface IComparable
-{
-    procedure CompareTo(Other: Interface IComparable): Integer;
-}
-
-// Generic interface for collection operations
-interface IGenericCollection
-{
-    procedure Add(Item: Variant);
-    procedure Remove(Item: Variant): Boolean;
-    procedure Contains(Item: Variant): Boolean;
-    procedure Count(): Integer;
-    procedure Clear();
-    procedure ToArray(): Array of [Variant];
-}
-```
-
-## Generic List Implementation
-
-```al
-// Generic list implementation with type safety
-codeunit 50800 "Generic List Manager"
-{
-    var
-        Items: List of [Variant];
-        ItemType: Text[50];
-
-    procedure Initialize(ExpectedType: Text[50])
-    begin
-        Clear(Items);
-        ItemType := ExpectedType;
-    end;
-
-    procedure Add(Item: Variant): Boolean
-    begin
-        if not ValidateItemType(Item) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        Items.Add(Item);
-        exit(true);
-    end;
-
-    procedure AddRange(NewItems: List of [Variant]): Integer
-    var
-        Item: Variant;
-        AddedCount: Integer;
-    begin
-        AddedCount := 0;
-        foreach Item in NewItems do begin
-            if Add(Item) then
-                AddedCount += 1;
-        end;
-
-        exit(AddedCount);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Get(Index: Integer): Variant
-    var
-        EmptyVariant: Variant;
-    begin
-        if (Index < 1) or (Index > Items.Count) then
-            exit(EmptyVariant);
-
-        exit(Items.Get(Index));
-    end;
-
-    procedure Set(Index: Integer; Item: Variant): Boolean
-    begin
-        if not ValidateItemType(Item) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        if (Index < 1) or (Index > Items.Count) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        Items.Set(Index, Item);
-        exit(true);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Remove(Item: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        Index: Integer;
-    begin
-        Index := IndexOf(Item);
-        if Index > 0 then begin
-            Items.RemoveAt(Index);
-            exit(true);
-        end;
-
-        exit(false);
-    end;
-
-    procedure RemoveAt(Index: Integer): Boolean
-    begin
-        if (Index < 1) or (Index > Items.Count) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        Items.RemoveAt(Index);
-        exit(true);
-    end;
-
-    procedure IndexOf(Item: Variant): Integer
-    var
-        i: Integer;
-        CurrentItem: Variant;
-    begin
-        for i := 1 to Items.Count do begin
-            CurrentItem := Items.Get(i);
-            if AreEqual(CurrentItem, Item) then
-                exit(i);
-        end;
-
-        exit(0);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Contains(Item: Variant): Boolean
-    begin
-        exit(IndexOf(Item) > 0);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Count(): Integer
-    begin
-        exit(Items.Count);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Clear()
-    begin
-        Items.Clear();
-    end;
-
-    procedure ToArray(): List of [Variant]
-    begin
-        exit(Items);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Filter(FilterFunction: Text): List of [Variant]
-    var
-        FilteredItems: List of [Variant];
-        Item: Variant;
-    begin
-        foreach Item in Items do begin
-            if ApplyFilter(Item, FilterFunction) then
-                FilteredItems.Add(Item);
-        end;
-
-        exit(FilteredItems);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Map(MapFunction: Text): List of [Variant]
-    var
-        MappedItems: List of [Variant];
-        Item: Variant;
-        MappedItem: Variant;
-    begin
-        foreach Item in Items do begin
-            MappedItem := ApplyMap(Item, MapFunction);
-            MappedItems.Add(MappedItem);
-        end;
-
-        exit(MappedItems);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Sort(): Boolean
-    begin
-        exit(SortItems(Items));
-    end;
-
-    procedure SortBy(CompareFunction: Text): Boolean
-    begin
-        exit(SortItemsBy(Items, CompareFunction));
-    end;
-
-    local procedure ValidateItemType(Item: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        ActualType: Text[50];
-    begin
-        if ItemType = '' then
-            exit(true); // No type constraint
-
-        ActualType := GetVariantType(Item);
-        exit(ActualType = ItemType);
-    end;
-
-    local procedure GetVariantType(Item: Variant): Text[50]
-    begin
-        case true of
-            Item.IsText:
-                exit('Text');
-            Item.IsInteger:
-                exit('Integer');
-            Item.IsDecimal:
-                exit('Decimal');
-            Item.IsBoolean:
-                exit('Boolean');
-            Item.IsDate:
-                exit('Date');
-            Item.IsTime:
-                exit('Time');
-            Item.IsDateTime:
-                exit('DateTime');
-            Item.IsCode:
-                exit('Code');
-            else
-                exit('Unknown');
-        end;
-    end;
-
-    local procedure AreEqual(Item1: Variant; Item2: Variant): Boolean
-    begin
-        // Implement type-specific equality comparison
-        if GetVariantType(Item1) <> GetVariantType(Item2) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        exit(Format(Item1) = Format(Item2));
-    end;
-
-    local procedure ApplyFilter(Item: Variant; FilterFunction: Text): Boolean
-    begin
-        // Simplified filter implementation
-        case FilterFunction of
-            'NOT_EMPTY':
-                exit(Format(Item) <> '');
-            'POSITIVE':
-                begin
-                    if Item.IsInteger then
-                        exit(Item > 0);
-                    if Item.IsDecimal then
-                        exit(Item > 0);
-                    exit(false);
-                end;
-            'NOT_ZERO':
-                begin
-                    if Item.IsInteger then
-                        exit(Item <> 0);
-                    if Item.IsDecimal then
-                        exit(Item <> 0);
-                    exit(true);
-                end;
-            else
-                exit(true);
-        end;
-    end;
-
-    local procedure ApplyMap(Item: Variant; MapFunction: Text): Variant
-    var
-        MappedValue: Variant;
-        TextValue: Text;
-        IntValue: Integer;
-        DecValue: Decimal;
-    begin
-        case MapFunction of
-            'TO_UPPER':
-                begin
-                    if Item.IsText or Item.IsCode then begin
-                        TextValue := UpperCase(Format(Item));
-                        MappedValue := TextValue;
-                    end else
-                        MappedValue := Item;
-                end;
-            'TO_LOWER':
-                begin
-                    if Item.IsText or Item.IsCode then begin
-                        TextValue := LowerCase(Format(Item));
-                        MappedValue := TextValue;
-                    end else
-                        MappedValue := Item;
-                end;
-            'DOUBLE':
-                begin
-                    if Item.IsInteger then begin
-                        IntValue := Item * 2;
-                        MappedValue := IntValue;
-                    end else if Item.IsDecimal then begin
-                        DecValue := Item * 2;
-                        MappedValue := DecValue;
-                    end else
-                        MappedValue := Item;
-                end;
-            else
-                MappedValue := Item;
-        end;
-
-        exit(MappedValue);
-    end;
-
-    local procedure SortItems(var ItemList: List of [Variant]): Boolean
-    var
-        i, j: Integer;
-        temp: Variant;
-        swapped: Boolean;
-    begin
-        try
-            // Bubble sort implementation
-            for i := 1 to ItemList.Count - 1 do begin
-                swapped := false;
-                for j := 1 to ItemList.Count - i do begin
-                    if CompareVariants(ItemList.Get(j), ItemList.Get(j + 1)) > 0 then begin
-                        temp := ItemList.Get(j);
-                        ItemList.Set(j, ItemList.Get(j + 1));
-                        ItemList.Set(j + 1, temp);
-                        swapped := true;
-                    end;
-                end;
-                if not swapped then
-                    break;
-            end;
-
-            exit(true);
-
-        except
-            exit(false);
-        end;
-    end;
-
-    local procedure SortItemsBy(var ItemList: List of [Variant]; CompareFunction: Text): Boolean
-    begin
-        // Custom sorting based on compare function
-        exit(SortItems(ItemList)); // Simplified
-    end;
-
-    local procedure CompareVariants(Item1: Variant; Item2: Variant): Integer
-    var
-        Type1, Type2: Text[50];
-        Text1, Text2: Text;
-        Int1, Int2: Integer;
-        Dec1, Dec2: Decimal;
-        Date1, Date2: Date;
-    begin
-        Type1 := GetVariantType(Item1);
-        Type2 := GetVariantType(Item2);
-
-        if Type1 <> Type2 then begin
-            Text1 := Format(Item1);
-            Text2 := Format(Item2);
-            case true of
-                Text1 < Text2:
-                    exit(-1);
-                Text1 > Text2:
-                    exit(1);
-                else
-                    exit(0);
-            end;
-        end;
-
-        case Type1 of
-            'Integer':
-                begin
-                    Int1 := Item1;
-                    Int2 := Item2;
-                    case true of
-                        Int1 < Int2:
-                            exit(-1);
-                        Int1 > Int2:
-                            exit(1);
-                        else
-                            exit(0);
-                    end;
-                end;
-            'Decimal':
-                begin
-                    Dec1 := Item1;
-                    Dec2 := Item2;
-                    case true of
-                        Dec1 < Dec2:
-                            exit(-1);
-                        Dec1 > Dec2:
-                            exit(1);
-                        else
-                            exit(0);
-                    end;
-                end;
-            'Date':
-                begin
-                    Date1 := Item1;
-                    Date2 := Item2;
-                    case true of
-                        Date1 < Date2:
-                            exit(-1);
-                        Date1 > Date2:
-                            exit(1);
-                        else
-                            exit(0);
-                    end;
-                end;
-            else
-                begin
-                    Text1 := Format(Item1);
-                    Text2 := Format(Item2);
-                    case true of
-                        Text1 < Text2:
-                            exit(-1);
-                        Text1 > Text2:
-                            exit(1);
-                        else
-                            exit(0);
-                    end;
-                end;
-        end;
-    end;
-}
-```
-
-## Generic Dictionary Implementation
-
-```al
-// Generic dictionary with type-safe key-value operations
-codeunit 50801 "Generic Dictionary Manager"
-{
-    var
-        Keys: List of [Variant];
-        Values: List of [Variant];
-        KeyType: Text[50];
-        ValueType: Text[50];
-
-    procedure Initialize(ExpectedKeyType: Text[50]; ExpectedValueType: Text[50])
-    begin
-        Clear(Keys);
-        Clear(Values);
-        KeyType := ExpectedKeyType;
-        ValueType := ExpectedValueType;
-    end;
-
-    procedure Set(Key: Variant; Value: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        ExistingIndex: Integer;
-    begin
-        if not ValidateKeyType(Key) or not ValidateValueType(Value) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        ExistingIndex := FindKeyIndex(Key);
-        if ExistingIndex > 0 then begin
-            Values.Set(ExistingIndex, Value);
-        end else begin
-            Keys.Add(Key);
-            Values.Add(Value);
-        end;
-
-        exit(true);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Get(Key: Variant; var Value: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        KeyIndex: Integer;
-    begin
-        KeyIndex := FindKeyIndex(Key);
-        if KeyIndex > 0 then begin
-            Value := Values.Get(KeyIndex);
-            exit(true);
-        end;
-
-        Clear(Value);
-        exit(false);
-    end;
-
-    procedure TryGet(Key: Variant): Variant
-    var
-        Value: Variant;
-        EmptyVariant: Variant;
-    begin
-        if Get(Key, Value) then
-            exit(Value)
-        else
-            exit(EmptyVariant);
-    end;
-
-    procedure ContainsKey(Key: Variant): Boolean
-    begin
-        exit(FindKeyIndex(Key) > 0);
-    end;
-
-    procedure ContainsValue(Value: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        StoredValue: Variant;
-        i: Integer;
-    begin
-        for i := 1 to Values.Count do begin
-            StoredValue := Values.Get(i);
-            if AreEqual(StoredValue, Value) then
-                exit(true);
-        end;
-
-        exit(false);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Remove(Key: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        KeyIndex: Integer;
-    begin
-        KeyIndex := FindKeyIndex(Key);
-        if KeyIndex > 0 then begin
-            Keys.RemoveAt(KeyIndex);
-            Values.RemoveAt(KeyIndex);
-            exit(true);
-        end;
-
-        exit(false);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Clear()
-    begin
-        Keys.Clear();
-        Values.Clear();
-    end;
-
-    procedure Count(): Integer
-    begin
-        exit(Keys.Count);
-    end;
-
-    procedure GetKeys(): List of [Variant]
-    begin
-        exit(Keys);
-    end;
-
-    procedure GetValues(): List of [Variant]
-    begin
-        exit(Values);
-    end;
-
-    procedure GetKeyValuePairs(): List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]]
-    var
-        Pairs: List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]];
-        Pair: Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-        i: Integer;
-    begin
-        for i := 1 to Keys.Count do begin
-            Clear(Pair);
-            Pair.Set('Key', Keys.Get(i));
-            Pair.Set('Value', Values.Get(i));
-            Pairs.Add(Pair);
-        end;
-
-        exit(Pairs);
-    end;
-
-    local procedure FindKeyIndex(Key: Variant): Integer
-    var
-        i: Integer;
-        StoredKey: Variant;
-    begin
-        for i := 1 to Keys.Count do begin
-            StoredKey := Keys.Get(i);
-            if AreEqual(StoredKey, Key) then
-                exit(i);
-        end;
-
-        exit(0);
-    end;
-
-    local procedure ValidateKeyType(Key: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        ActualType: Text[50];
-    begin
-        if KeyType = '' then
-            exit(true);
-
-        ActualType := GetVariantType(Key);
-        exit(ActualType = KeyType);
-    end;
-
-    local procedure ValidateValueType(Value: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        ActualType: Text[50];
-    begin
-        if ValueType = '' then
-            exit(true);
-
-        ActualType := GetVariantType(Value);
-        exit(ActualType = ValueType);
-    end;
-
-    local procedure GetVariantType(Item: Variant): Text[50]
-    begin
-        case true of
-            Item.IsText:
-                exit('Text');
-            Item.IsInteger:
-                exit('Integer');
-            Item.IsDecimal:
-                exit('Decimal');
-            Item.IsBoolean:
-                exit('Boolean');
-            Item.IsDate:
-                exit('Date');
-            Item.IsTime:
-                exit('Time');
-            Item.IsDateTime:
-                exit('DateTime');
-            Item.IsCode:
-                exit('Code');
-            else
-                exit('Unknown');
-        end;
-    end;
-
-    local procedure AreEqual(Item1: Variant; Item2: Variant): Boolean
-    begin
-        if GetVariantType(Item1) <> GetVariantType(Item2) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        exit(Format(Item1) = Format(Item2));
-    end;
-}
-```
-
-## Generic Repository Pattern
-
-```al
-// Generic repository interface
-interface IGenericRepository
-{
-    procedure Create(Entity: Dictionary of [Text, Variant]): Variant;
-    procedure Read(Id: Variant): Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-    procedure Update(Id: Variant; Entity: Dictionary of [Text, Variant]): Boolean;
-    procedure Delete(Id: Variant): Boolean;
-    procedure FindAll(): List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]];
-    procedure FindWhere(Criteria: Dictionary of [Text, Variant]): List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]];
-}
-
-// Generic repository implementation for customers
-codeunit 50802 "Customer Repository" implements IGenericRepository
-{
-    procedure Create(Entity: Dictionary of [Text, Variant]): Variant
-    var
-        Customer: Record Customer;
-        CustomerNo: Code[20];
-        Name: Text[100];
-        Address: Text[100];
-    begin
-        Customer.Init();
-        Customer."No." := '';
-        Customer.Insert(true);
-        CustomerNo := Customer."No.";
-
-        if Entity.Get('Name', Name) then
-            Customer.Validate(Name, Name);
-
-        if Entity.Get('Address', Address) then
-            Customer.Validate(Address, Address);
-
-        Customer.Modify(true);
-
-        exit(CustomerNo);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Read(Id: Variant): Dictionary of [Text, Variant]
-    var
-        Customer: Record Customer;
-        CustomerData: Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-        CustomerNo: Code[20];
-    begin
-        CustomerNo := Id;
-
-        if Customer.Get(CustomerNo) then begin
-            CustomerData.Set('CustomerNo', Customer."No.");
-            CustomerData.Set('Name', Customer.Name);
-            CustomerData.Set('Address', Customer.Address);
-            CustomerData.Set('City', Customer.City);
-            CustomerData.Set('PostCode', Customer."Post Code");
-            CustomerData.Set('PhoneNo', Customer."Phone No.");
-            CustomerData.Set('Email', Customer."E-Mail");
-            CustomerData.Set('CreditLimit', Customer."Credit Limit (LCY)");
-            CustomerData.Set('Blocked', Customer.Blocked);
-        end;
-
-        exit(CustomerData);
-    end;
-
-    procedure Update(Id: Variant; Entity: Dictionary of [Text, Variant]): Boolean
-    var
-        Customer: Record Customer;
-        CustomerNo: Code[20];
-        Name: Text[100];
-        Address: Text[100];
-        City: Text[30];
-        PhoneNo: Text[30];
-        Email: Text[80];
-    begin
-        CustomerNo := Id;
-
-        if not Customer.Get(CustomerNo) then
-            exit(false);
-
-        try
-            if Entity.Get('Name', Name) then
-                Customer.Validate(Name, Name);
-
-            if Entity.Get('Address', Address) then
-                Customer.Validate(Address, Address);
-
-            if Entity.Get('City', City) then
-                Customer.Validate(City, City);
-
-            if Entity.Get('PhoneNo', PhoneNo) then
-                Customer.Validate("Phone No.", PhoneNo);
-
-            if Entity.Get('Email', Email) then
-                Customer.Validate("E-Mail", Email);
-
-            Customer.Modify(true);
-            exit(true);
-
-        except
-            exit(false);
-        end;
-    end;
-
-    procedure Delete(Id: Variant): Boolean
-    var
-        Customer: Record Customer;
-        CustomerNo: Code[20];
-    begin
-        CustomerNo := Id;
-
-        if Customer.Get(CustomerNo) then begin
-            Customer.Delete(true);
-            exit(true);
-        end;
-
-        exit(false);
-    end;
-
-    procedure FindAll(): List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]]
-    var
-        Customer: Record Customer;
-        CustomerList: List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]];
-        CustomerData: Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-    begin
-        if Customer.FindSet() then
-            repeat
-                Clear(CustomerData);
-                CustomerData.Set('CustomerNo', Customer."No.");
-                CustomerData.Set('Name', Customer.Name);
-                CustomerData.Set('Address', Customer.Address);
-                CustomerData.Set('City', Customer.City);
-                CustomerList.Add(CustomerData);
-            until Customer.Next() = 0;
-
-        exit(CustomerList);
-    end;
-
-    procedure FindWhere(Criteria: Dictionary of [Text, Variant]): List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]]
-    var
-        Customer: Record Customer;
-        CustomerList: List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]];
-        CustomerData: Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-        CityFilter: Text[30];
-        BlockedFilter: Boolean;
-    begin
-        if Criteria.Get('City', CityFilter) then
-            Customer.SetRange(City, CityFilter);
-
-        if Criteria.Get('Blocked', BlockedFilter) then
-            Customer.SetRange(Blocked, BlockedFilter);
-
-        if Customer.FindSet() then
-            repeat
-                Clear(CustomerData);
-                CustomerData.Set('CustomerNo', Customer."No.");
-                CustomerData.Set('Name', Customer.Name);
-                CustomerData.Set('Address', Customer.Address);
-                CustomerData.Set('City', Customer.City);
-                CustomerData.Set('Blocked', Customer.Blocked);
-                CustomerList.Add(CustomerData);
-            until Customer.Next() = 0;
-
-        exit(CustomerList);
-    end;
-}
-```
-
-## Usage Examples
-
-```al
-// Example of using generic patterns
-codeunit 50803 "Generic Patterns Usage"
-{
-    procedure DemonstrateGenericList()
-    var
-        StringList: Codeunit "Generic List Manager";
-        NumberList: Codeunit "Generic List Manager";
-        Items: List of [Variant];
-        FilteredItems: List of [Variant];
-        Item: Variant;
-        Count: Integer;
-    begin
-        // String list example
-        StringList.Initialize('Text');
-        StringList.Add('Apple');
-        StringList.Add('Banana');
-        StringList.Add('Cherry');
-
-        Message('String list count: %1', StringList.Count());
-
-        // Filter and map operations
-        FilteredItems := StringList.Filter('NOT_EMPTY');
-        FilteredItems := StringList.Map('TO_UPPER');
-
-        foreach Item in FilteredItems do
-            Message('Filtered item: %1', Item);
-
-        // Number list example
-        NumberList.Initialize('Integer');
-        NumberList.Add(10);
-        NumberList.Add(5);
-        NumberList.Add(15);
-        NumberList.Add(3);
-
-        NumberList.Sort();
-        Items := NumberList.ToArray();
-
-        foreach Item in Items do
-            Message('Sorted number: %1', Item);
-    end;
-
-    procedure DemonstrateGenericDictionary()
-    var
-        CustomerIndex: Codeunit "Generic Dictionary Manager";
-        CustomerName: Variant;
-        CustomerKeys: List of [Variant];
-        Key: Variant;
-    begin
-        // Initialize dictionary with type constraints
-        CustomerIndex.Initialize('Code', 'Text');
-
-        // Add customer mappings
-        CustomerIndex.Set('CUST001', 'Acme Corporation');
-        CustomerIndex.Set('CUST002', 'Beta Industries');
-        CustomerIndex.Set('CUST003', 'Gamma Solutions');
-
-        // Retrieve values
-        if CustomerIndex.Get('CUST001', CustomerName) then
-            Message('Customer CUST001 is: %1', CustomerName);
-
-        // Iterate through all keys
-        CustomerKeys := CustomerIndex.GetKeys();
-        foreach Key in CustomerKeys do begin
-            CustomerName := CustomerIndex.TryGet(Key);
-            Message('Customer %1: %2', Key, CustomerName);
-        end;
-
-        Message('Dictionary contains %1 customers', CustomerIndex.Count());
-    end;
-
-    procedure DemonstrateGenericRepository()
-    var
-        CustomerRepo: Codeunit "Customer Repository";
-        CustomerData: Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-        AllCustomers: List of [Dictionary of [Text, Variant]];
-        FilterCriteria: Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-        NewCustomerId: Variant;
-        Customer: Dictionary of [Text, Variant];
-    begin
-        // Create new customer
-        CustomerData.Set('Name', 'Generic Customer Ltd.');
-        CustomerData.Set('Address', '123 Generic Street');
-        CustomerData.Set('City', 'Generic City');
-
-        NewCustomerId := CustomerRepo.Create(CustomerData);
-        Message('Created customer with ID: %1', NewCustomerId);
-
-        // Read customer back
-        Customer := CustomerRepo.Read(NewCustomerId);
-        Message('Retrieved customer: %1', Customer.Get('Name'));
-
-        // Update customer
-        Clear(CustomerData);
-        CustomerData.Set('Address', '456 Updated Avenue');
-        CustomerData.Set('PhoneNo', '555-0123');
-
-        if CustomerRepo.Update(NewCustomerId, CustomerData) then
-            Message('Customer updated successfully');
-
-        // Find customers by criteria
-        FilterCriteria.Set('City', 'Generic City');
-        AllCustomers := CustomerRepo.FindWhere(FilterCriteria);
-        Message('Found %1 customers in Generic City', AllCustomers.Count);
-    end;
-}
-```
-
-This comprehensive implementation demonstrates generic programming patterns in AL, providing type-safe, reusable operations for collections, dictionaries, and repositories while maintaining AL's strong typing benefits.