OnJava8-Examples/generics/Wildcards.java
2015-11-03 12:00:44 -08:00

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// generics/Wildcards.java
// Exploring the meaning of wildcards.
public class Wildcards {
// Raw argument:
static void rawArgs(Holder holder, Object arg) {
// holder.set(arg); // Warning:
// Unchecked call to set(T) as a
// member of the raw type Holder
// holder.set(new Wildcards()); // Same warning
// Can't do this; don't have any 'T':
// T t = holder.get();
// OK, but type information is lost:
Object obj = holder.get();
}
// Similar to rawArgs(), but errors instead of warnings:
static void unboundedArg(Holder<?> holder, Object arg) {
// holder.set(arg); // Error:
// set(capture of ?) in Holder<capture of ?>
// cannot be applied to (Object)
// holder.set(new Wildcards()); // Same error
// Can't do this; don't have any 'T':
// T t = holder.get();
// OK, but type information is lost:
Object obj = holder.get();
}
static <T> T exact1(Holder<T> holder) {
return holder.get();
}
static <T> T exact2(Holder<T> holder, T arg) {
holder.set(arg);
return holder.get();
}
static <T>
T wildSubtype(Holder<? extends T> holder, T arg) {
// holder.set(arg); // Error:
// set(capture of ? extends T) in
// Holder<capture of ? extends T>
// cannot be applied to (T)
return holder.get();
}
static <T>
void wildSupertype(Holder<? super T> holder, T arg) {
holder.set(arg);
// T t = holder.get(); // Error:
// Incompatible types: found Object, required T
// OK, but type information is lost:
Object obj = holder.get();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Holder raw = new Holder<>();
// Or:
raw = new Holder();
Holder<Long> qualified = new Holder<>();
Holder<?> unbounded = new Holder<>();
Holder<? extends Long> bounded = new Holder<>();
Long lng = 1L;
rawArgs(raw, lng);
rawArgs(qualified, lng);
rawArgs(unbounded, lng);
rawArgs(bounded, lng);
unboundedArg(raw, lng);
unboundedArg(qualified, lng);
unboundedArg(unbounded, lng);
unboundedArg(bounded, lng);
// Object r1 = exact1(raw); // Warnings:
// Unchecked conversion from Holder to Holder<T>
// Unchecked method invocation: exact1(Holder<T>)
// is applied to (Holder)
Long r2 = exact1(qualified);
Object r3 = exact1(unbounded); // Must return Object
Long r4 = exact1(bounded);
// Long r5 = exact2(raw, lng); // Warnings:
// Unchecked conversion from Holder to Holder<Long>
// Unchecked method invocation: exact2(Holder<T>,T)
// is applied to (Holder,Long)
Long r6 = exact2(qualified, lng);
// Long r7 = exact2(unbounded, lng); // Error:
// exact2(Holder<T>,T) cannot be applied to
// (Holder<capture of ?>,Long)
// Long r8 = exact2(bounded, lng); // Error:
// exact2(Holder<T>,T) cannot be applied
// to (Holder<capture of ? extends Long>,Long)
// Long r9 = wildSubtype(raw, lng); // Warnings:
// Unchecked conversion from Holder
// to Holder<? extends Long>
// Unchecked method invocation:
// wildSubtype(Holder<? extends T>,T) is
// applied to (Holder,Long)
Long r10 = wildSubtype(qualified, lng);
// OK, but can only return Object:
Object r11 = wildSubtype(unbounded, lng);
Long r12 = wildSubtype(bounded, lng);
// wildSupertype(raw, lng); // Warnings:
// Unchecked conversion from Holder
// to Holder<? super Long>
// Unchecked method invocation:
// wildSupertype(Holder<? super T>,T)
// is applied to (Holder,Long)
wildSupertype(qualified, lng);
// wildSupertype(unbounded, lng); // Error:
// wildSupertype(Holder<? super T>,T) cannot be
// applied to (Holder<capture of ?>,Long)
// wildSupertype(bounded, lng); // Error:
// wildSupertype(Holder<? super T>,T) cannot be
// applied to (Holder<capture of ? extends Long>,Long)
}
}
/* Output: (None) */