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Generics :Why type variables are not bound

Kartik Patel
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Can anyone please let me know why Type variables are not bound?

Can't I write List<Number extends Comparable>?

How can I make sure that only List of Numbers which extends comparable should be residing in particular list?

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Nicholas Jordan
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What do you mean by bound?

Read:

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/collections/interfaces/order.html

and see if that helps
 
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