Java Generics Inheritance

Question

I have 2 different types of data managers, one inherits the other and both rely on 1 base data class and looks like this:

public abstract class BaseDataType {
    ...
}

public class BaseManager<DataType extends BaseDataType> implements ListModel{
    ...
    public final DataType get(index i){
        return dataList.get(i);
    }
    ...
}

public class BaseSQLManager<DataType extends BaseDataType, Adapter extends SQLAdapter>
    extends BaseManager<DataType>{
    ...
}

My understanding that using BaseSQLManager m =new BaseSQLManager<Property, PropertSQLAdapter>(); would allow me to use Property p = m.get(i); however I am informed that the get method returns BaseDataType.

I'm sure I'm missing something small here and I can't figure it out. An explanation of why this doesn't work would really help. Thanks

meriton · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-10 12:10:20Z

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BaseSQLManager m =new BaseSQLManager<Property, PropertSQLAdapter>();

Yes, you are missing the type parameter in the variable declaration, i.e. the type of m does not constrain the type parameter, which is why get() is only known to return something that extends BaseDataType. It should be:

BaseSQLManager<Property, PropertSQLAdapter> m 
    = new BaseSQLManager<Property, PropertSQLAdapter>();

answered Apr 10, 2011 at 12:10

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Meberem Over a year ago

How embarrassing, of course it is, been looking at it so long that I can't see the wood from the trees. Thank you very much, I'll accept your answer as soon as it will let me

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