I want to decare two Lists:
First is a list of Integers. I decare it as:
List<Integer> ints= Arrays.asList(1,2,3);
It works fine.
Second is a list of Objects. I declare it as:
List<Object> objs= Arrays.asList(1,2.13,"three");
But it gives a error in eclipse as soon as I write it. The error is:
Multiple markers at this line
- Type mismatch: cannot convert from List<Object&Comparable<?>&Serializable> to
List<Object>
- Type safety: A generic array of Object&Comparable<?>&Serializable is created for
a varargs parameter
Instead if I write
List<Object> objs = Arrays.<Object>asList(1,2.13,"three");
It works fine.
I am not able figure out the reason.
Look at this post on stackoverflow.
15.12.2.7 Inferring Type Arguments Based on Actual Arguments
A supertype constraint T :> X implies that the solution is one of
supertypes of X. Given several such constraints on T, we can intersect
the sets of supertypes implied by each of the constraints, since the
type parameter must be a member of all of them. We can then choose the
most specific type that is in the intersection
The most restrictive type intersection between String
,Double
and Integer
is both the interfaces Comparable
and Serializable
. So when you write
Arrays.asList(1,2.13,"three");
It infers T
to be implements Comparable<?>, Serializable
.Then it is as if you are doing
List<Object> objs = new List<T extends Comparable<?>, Serializable>
Obviously, this is not allowed.
On the other hand, when you specify Object
explicitly using
Arrays.<Object>asList(1,2.13,"three");
no inference is made
Use this works perfect
List<? extends Object> objs = Arrays.asList(10,20.32,"test");
System.out.println(objs);
Output: [10, 20.32, test]