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This qs is from generics topic seltest from k& B ? can any one explain this code
Assume that Parent is a Base class and Child is a Derived class

List<? super Parent> alList = new ArrayList<Child>(); //line 1
List<?> alList = new ArrayList< ? super Child>(); //line 2
List<?> alList = new ArrayList<? extends Parent>(); //line 3
List<? extends Child> alList = new ArrayList<Parent>(); //line 4
List<?> alList = new ArrayList<Parent>(); //line 5

a)only 1

b)only 4

c)only 5

d)2 and 3

e)1 and 4
 
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line 2 and line 3 are wrong because '?' cannot be used with new.

line 1 is wrong because it says::
List<? super Parent> alList = new ArrayList<Child>();
i.e any thing which is a super class of Parent including Parent..
since Child class is a sub-class hence line 1 is wrong..

List<? extends Child> alList = new ArrayList<Parent>();//line 4
this is wrong because it says "anything which is a sub-class of Child(including Child)..and since Parent is a Super Class hence it is also wrong..

line 5 is correct
List<?> alList = new ArrayList<Parent>();
because it says "List<?>" which means anything...it can be a Child or Parent or Integer or Object or Cat or Dog !!
 
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