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Issue on Co-Variant Returns

 
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Hi there,
this is a excerpt taken from book of kathy page:168 Q.No 8
class Plant{
String getName(){return "plant";}
Plant getType(){return this;}
}
class Flower extends Plant{
Tulip getType(){return new Tulip();}
}
class Tulip extends Flower{}

My question: is third last statement Tulip getType(){return new Tulip();} is co-variant return? If so, clarify me what does Co-variant return mean? Does this program compile?
 
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Co-variant is a feature in Java 5 and the code is perfectly valid (will compile successfully) if you are using JDK 5.

Go through this article. It explains what co-variants are with good examples.
 
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Also see p. 123 of your book.
 
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