Ch7, selftest q14, and q16, clarifying my questions!!

Hi
It looks like no one have the time to open the K & B book and look at what is confusing me

, but it is ok, I will rewrite my questions.

Chapter 7, question 14, on page 632
read Choice (A)
<? extends CharSequence> makes it not correct because, It will return something "read only"

Is that Correct?? I can't find any other reasons.

Chapter 7, question 16, on page 634
read Choice (C)

I don't get it, the Answer on the same pages says
C is wrong because the return type evaluates to List<Integer> and
that can't be assigned to a variable of type List<Number>

But the return type is List<? super E> not List<E>
so the method can return List<Number> , isn't it ?
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Why no one wants to play with me

Originally posted by Mohammed EL-Adawi:

Chapter 7, question 14, on page 632
read Choice (A)
<? extends CharSequence> makes it not correct because, It will return something "read only"
Is that Correct?? I can't find any other reasons.

No it isn't.

The real reason is that Collection<? extends CharSequence> doen't fit to Collection<String>

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WARRNING in my opinion in question 16/page 364 is BIG BUG

answer should be G
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Given a method declared as:
public static <E extends Number> List<? super E> process(List<E> nums)
A programmer wants to use this method like this:

// INSERT DECLARATIONS HERE

output = process(input);

Which pairs of declarations could be placed at // INSERT DECLARATIONS HERE to allow

the code to compile? (Choose all that apply.)
A. ArrayList<Integer> input = null;
ArrayList<Integer> output = null;

B. ArrayList<Integer> input = null;
List<Integer> output = null;

C. ArrayList<Integer> input = null;
List<Number> output = null;

D. List<Number> input = null;
ArrayList<Integer> output = null;

E. List<Number> input = null;
List<Number> output = null;

F. List<Integer> input = null;
List<Integer> output = null;

G. None of the above.
[ November 14, 2006: Message edited by: Daniel Charczynski ]

Originally posted by Daniel Charczynski:
[QB]

No it isn't.

The real reason is that Collection<? extends CharSequence> doen't fit to Collection<String>;
QB]

thanks but I still confused

If coment out the code inside the main, and then compile with the answer A, would it work, and why??

I can try it my self, but I have a doubt, and I want to understand

the method getLongWords returns longWords which is Collection<String>, and this should fit into Collection<? extends CharSequence>, because String is a CharSequence, ie <String> is <? extends CharSequence>

but what in the main is saying

assign <? extends CharSequence> to <String>,
where the vis-versa is ok but this is not.

For example

if you write your own class NewClass extends CharSequence ...
it couldn't fit to String

so

<? extends CharSequence> doesn't fit to <String>

Daniel,
Regarding your reply to q16 from K&B posted in this thread..I am including the question for reference.
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Question 16:

Given a method declared as:
public static <E extends Number> List<? super E> process(List<E> nums)

A programmer wants to use this method like this:

// INSERT DECLARATIONS HERE
output = process(input);

Which pairs of declarations could be placed at // INSERT DECLARATIONS HERE to allow
the code to compile? (Choose all that apply.)

A. ArrayList<Integer> input = null;
ArrayList<Integer> output = null;

B. ArrayList<Integer> input = null;
List<Integer> output = null;

C. ArrayList<Integer> input = null;
List<Number> output = null;

D. List<Number> input = null;
ArrayList<Integer> output = null;

E. List<Number> input = null;
List<Number> output = null;

F. List<Integer> input = null;
List<Integer> output = null;

G. None of the above.

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According to book (A) and (D) are wrong because the return type of process is definitely declared as a List, not an ArrayList.
But why is (C) wrong??

why is (G) the answer according to you?

Xitiz
[ November 15, 2006: Message edited by: xitiz bhatia ]

K&B have mentioned the method declaration as erronous in their errata at the link below--
http://www.coderanch.com/t/257589/java-programmer-SCJP/certification/SCJP-Errata-Updated

Now the method declaration becomes-
public static <E extends Number> List<E> process(List<E> nums)

(C) is wrong because of the reason given in book.
[ November 15, 2006: Message edited by: xitiz bhatia ]

Originally posted by xitiz bhatia:
K&B have mentioned the method declaration as erronous in their errata at the link below--
http://www.coderanch.com/t/257589/java-programmer-SCJP/certification/SCJP-Errata-Updated

Now the method declaration becomes-
public static <E extends Number> List<E> process(List<E> nums)

now answer is B,E,F

i missed it in errata

Originally posted by Daniel Charczynski:
For example

if you write your own class NewClass extends CharSequence ...
it couldn't fit to String

so

<? extends CharSequence> doesn't fit to <String>

Thanks Daniel
this example just fit to me.