Question from mock exam

[Shaily Sharma]

1)
list < ? super String> list = new ArrayList <String>> ();


can anybody help me to understand this syntax

2)
howcome a protected is less restrictive than default.

[Charandeep Singh]

1)
list < ? super String> list = new ArrayList <String>> ();

The above syntax says that the list is declared of type list and can take only objects of type String or super class of String.
and it has been initialized as an ArrayList which will accept only Strings in the list.
What is the problem in it ???



2)
howcome a protected is less restrictive than default.

Protected is less restrictive than defualt cause the visibility of the object or method marked protected is visible outside the package to all the classes who extend that class . Where as default is limited to visibility just with in that package irrespective of whether the class is being extended by some other class out side package it won't b visible.

[Collins Mbianda]

Hi !!!

When you have List < ? super String> l;
There are two important points to remenber:

1) You can assign to l a list of String or Object higher than String
eg: List < ? super String> l = new ArrayList <String> ();

2) You can directly add to list String's object and noting higher.
e.g: You cannot do l.add(new Object);

Hope it's help.