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Hello,

can anyone tell me why

class Test<T extends Number> {}

is perfectly legal, but

class Test<T super Number> {}

not?
 
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Hi Serg,

Welcome to Javaranch. Basically, the issue here is that Java does not allow lower bounds for type parameters, i.e. "<T super Foo>" is always invalid syntax. It does allow lower bounds for wildcards, e.g. "<? super Foo>".

You may want to check out this other thread from last week where we briefly discussed this same issue.
 
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Hi Kelvin,

many thanks for your answer and the link.
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