OnJava8-Examples/generics/ErasureAndInheritance.java

// generics/ErasureAndInheritance.java
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class GenericBase<T> {
  private T element;
  public void set(T arg) { element = arg; }
  public T get() { return element; }
}

class Derived1<T> extends GenericBase<T> {}

class Derived2 extends GenericBase {} // No warning

// class Derived3 extends GenericBase<?> {}
// Strange error:
//   unexpected type found : ?
//   required: class or interface without bounds

public class ErasureAndInheritance {
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Derived2 d2 = new Derived2();
    Object obj = d2.get();
    d2.set(obj); // Warning here!
  }
}
/* Output: (None) */