Object obj = Boolean.class

[Raghu Shree]

Object obj = Boolean.class;

Could any one explain me how this statement is valid?

[Animesh Shrivastava]

Whats the problem with that,
the statement Boolean.class object of type class Class
and since Object is the super class of every object. So this has to be valid

[Amit Das]

also make a note:
Boolean.class IS-A Object //true
Boolean.class IS-A Class //true
Boolean.class IS-A Boolean //false

an FYI

amit

[Tony Morris]

To continue the theme:
Boolean.class IS-A Class<Boolean>
Boolean.class IS-A Class<? extends Boolean>
Boolean.class IS-A Class<? extends Comparable<Boolean>>
Boolean.class IS-A Class<? extends java.io.Serializable>
Boolean.class IS-A Class<? extends Object> (redundant, see below)
Boolean.class IS-A Class<? super Boolean>
Boolean.class IS-A Class<?>
X<? extends Object> is redundancy and should be replaced with X<?> (for all X)
[ April 27, 2005: Message edited by: Tony Morris ]