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Generics and compiler Difference Eclipse vs javac [message #257143]

Sun, 02 November 2008 03:39

Eclipse User

Hi,

I just discover something strange when trying to build one of my
projects with maven.

I have code like this:

-------->8--------
public BaseClass {
private String propertyA = "";

public <V extends Object> V getProperty(int propertyId) {
if( propertyId == 1 ) {
return (V) propertyA;
}
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Property with id '"+propertyId+"' unknown.");
}
}

public MyClass extends BaseClass {
private String propertyB = "";

@Override
public <V extends Object> V getProperty(int ) {
if( propertyId == 2 ) {
return (V) propertyB;
}
return super.getProperty(propertyId);
}
}
-------->8--------

This compiles fine in Eclipse but compiling with javac I get the
following error.

-------->8--------
type parameters of <V>V cannot be determined; no unique maximal instance
exists for type variable V with upper bounds V,java.lang.Object.
-------->8--------

To make it compile I had to change it like this:

-------->8--------
public MyClass extends BaseClass {
private String propertyB = "";

@Override
public <V extends Object> V getProperty(int ) {
if( propertyId == 2 ) {
return (V) propertyB;
}
return (V) super.getProperty(propertyId);
}
}
-------->8--------

So it looks like the Eclipse Java Compiler is smarter than Javac but is
this really desired?

The javac I'm using is the one coming with OS-X 10.4 which is currently
javac 1.5.0_16.

Tom

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Re: Generics and compiler Difference Eclipse vs javac [message #257154 is a reply to message #257143]

Mon, 03 November 2008 04:00

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: mauro.molinari.cardinis.com

Tom Schindl ha scritto:
> So it looks like the Eclipse Java Compiler is smarter than Javac but is
> this really desired?

If it were, it would not be the first case...

Try to have a look in Eclipse and/or Sun bug trackers: if there's a bug
report against javac already open, I think Eclipse Java Compiler is ok
and doesn't need to be changed. If there is not, I know about other
times in which EJC has been changed in order to be compatible with
javac, even if this went against the Java Language Specification.

Anyway, a JDT developer would certainly give you a better answer.

Mauro.

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