Generic class type

[vikas jain]

Hi,

Following code comopiles fine.

    
class Pie <T extends String>
{
public static void main(String[] args) 
{
}
}

But the following fails during the compilation.

[CODE]
class Pie <T super String>
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
}
}

[CODE]

So genric class type has a upper bound but not a lower bound. Could somebody please explain this to me.

Thanks,
Nikhil

[Shaliey Gowtham]

String is a final class.
As nothing can be extended from a final class.
So how this is <T extends String> allowed
Some one clarify
[ April 25, 2006: Message edited by: Shaliey Gowtham ]

[Barry Gaunt]

A lower bound such as <T super AnyType> just is not allowed.
See Angelika Langer's Monster Generic FAQ