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The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #169800]

Wed, 06 September 2006 11:29

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: lonewolf32us.yahoo.com

Can anyone explain the following error in Eclipse 3.2? I am running Java SDK
1.6 and Eclipse's compliance settings are set to "6.0"

Offending code:
List<String> phases = new ArrayList<String>();

Error message:
The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments
<String>

If I change List to ArrayList, it compiles, however I should not need to do
this.

Thanks,
Dave

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #169808 is a reply to message #169800]

Wed, 06 September 2006 11:32

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: lonewolf32us.yahoo.com

Another person with the same problem
http://onthethought.blogspot.com/2005/01/so-much-for-eclipse -31-compliance.html

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #169847 is a reply to message #169800]

Wed, 06 September 2006 16:33

Eclipse User

Dave a écrit :
> Can anyone explain the following error in Eclipse 3.2? I am running Java SDK
> 1.6 and Eclipse's compliance settings are set to "6.0"
>
> Offending code:
> List<String> phases = new ArrayList<String>();
>
> Error message:
> The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments
> <String>
>
> If I change List to ArrayList, it compiles, however I should not need to do
> this.
Could you please open a bug report against JDT/Core with steps to reproduce?
Please provide build id, JRE on the project classpath, compiler settings.
I tried quickly and I could not reproduce.

Thanks,
--
Olivier

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #169886 is a reply to message #169800]

Thu, 07 September 2006 02:46

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: michael.illgner.email.de

Dave wrote:
> Can anyone explain the following error in Eclipse 3.2? I am running Java SDK
> 1.6 and Eclipse's compliance settings are set to "6.0"
>
> Offending code:
> List<String> phases = new ArrayList<String>();
>
> Error message:
> The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments
> <String>
>
> If I change List to ArrayList, it compiles, however I should not need to do
> this.
>
Dumb Question ...
are you sure that List is from package java.util and not from
javax.swing ? Eclipse often chooses the swing version during auto
complete ....

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #170161 is a reply to message #169886]

Fri, 08 September 2006 18:52

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: wharley.bea.com

"Michael Illgner" <michael.illgner@email.de> wrote in message
news:edof78$utd$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> Dumb Question ...
> are you sure that List is from package java.util and not from javax.swing
> ? Eclipse often chooses the swing version during auto complete ....

Also, make sure that you have a 1.5 JRE on your classpath, rather than a 1.4
JRE.

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #170169 is a reply to message #170161]

Fri, 08 September 2006 18:52

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: wharley.bea.com

"Walter Harley" <wharley@bea.com> wrote in message
news:edss7f$i7c$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> "Michael Illgner" <michael.illgner@email.de> wrote in message
> news:edof78$utd$1@utils.eclipse.org...
>> Dumb Question ...
>> are you sure that List is from package java.util and not from javax.swing
>> ? Eclipse often chooses the swing version during auto complete ....
>
> Also, make sure that you have a 1.5 JRE on your classpath, rather than a
> 1.4 JRE.

Sorry, clearly I mean "a 1.6 JRE... rather than a 1.4 JRE."

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #170332 is a reply to message #169886]

Mon, 11 September 2006 11:01

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: lonewolf32us.yahoo.com

Apparently this is not a dumb question, because its exactly what I did.
java.awt.List was imported instead of java.util.List.

Thanks!

Michael Illgner <michael.illgner@email.de> wrote:
Dumb Question ...aare you sure that List is from package java.util and not
from bjavax.swing ? Eclipse often chooses the swing version during auto
scomplete ....

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #1683617 is a reply to message #170169]

Wed, 18 March 2015 01:20

Eclipse User

I am facing the same problem. I have imported java.util but still not able to create the generic type List. Please help.

Re: The type List is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <String> [message #1685080 is a reply to message #1683617]

Wed, 18 March 2015 14:00

Eclipse User

Unable to create it when you do what?

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