OnJava8-Examples/generics/GenericsAndCovariance.java
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// generics/GenericsAndCovariance.java
// (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
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import java.util.*;
public class GenericsAndCovariance {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Wildcards allow covariance:
List<? extends Fruit> flist = new ArrayList<>();
// Compile Error: can't add any type of object:
// flist.add(new Apple());
// flist.add(new Fruit());
// flist.add(new Object());
flist.add(null); // Legal but uninteresting
// We know that it returns at least Fruit:
Fruit f = flist.get(0);
}
}