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// generics/Holder.java
// (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
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public class Holder<T> {
private T value;
public Holder() {}
public Holder(T val) { value = val; }
public void set(T val) { value = val; }
public T get() { return value; }
@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
return value.equals(obj);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Holder<Apple> apple = new Holder<>(new Apple());
Apple d = apple.get();
apple.set(d);
// Holder<Fruit> Fruit = apple; // Cannot upcast
Holder<? extends Fruit> fruit = apple; // OK
Fruit p = fruit.get();
d = (Apple)fruit.get(); // Returns 'Object'
try {
Orange c = (Orange)fruit.get(); // No warning
} catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); }
// fruit.set(new Apple()); // Cannot call set()
// fruit.set(new Fruit()); // Cannot call set()
System.out.println(fruit.equals(d)); // OK
}
}
/* Output:
java.lang.ClassCastException: Apple cannot be cast to
Orange
true
*/