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Generic array creation error 

private ArrayList<Integer>[][] potentialList = new ArrayList<Integer>[9][9];

Someone, please explain to me why this statement gives me a: 

--------------------Configuration: <Default>--------------------  
SolveSudoku.java:31: error: generic array creation  
private ArrayList<Integer>[][] potentialList = new ArrayList<Integer>[9][9];  
//The error is on the "n" of new ArrayList.

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Possible duplicate hunt: go! – Paul Bellora May 21 '12 at 1:55
Why not simply private Integer[][] potentialList = new Integer[9][9];? Or to put that another way, why not simply use an array? – Andrew Thompson May 21 '12 at 1:56
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We don't know what you want to do, maybe:

private ArrayList<Integer[][]> potentialList = new ArrayList<Integer[][]> ();

This would be a list of 2dim-Integer-Arrays.

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