Generics doubt

[Sudhakar Rayavaram]

Please have a look at the following class... The complier throws error in the mentioned line... but, i am not able to understand why

public class Wildcards {

public static void main(String[] args) {
List<Shape> data = new ArrayList<Shape>();
update(data);
}

public static void update(Collection<? extends Shape> values) {
values.add(new Shape()); //Compiler error
}

static class Shape {}

static class Circle extends Shape {}

static class Square extends Shape {}
}

The error is:
The method add(capture-of ? extends Wildcards.Shape) in the type Collection<capture-of ? extends Wildcards.Shape> is not applicable for the arguments (Wildcards.Shape).

Thanks,
Sudhakar R

[Lucky J Verma]

Method argument List<? extends Shape > is the reason for error.
this bounded wild card means we cant add anything but null.
can get() Shape only. and can pass List of Subclass of Shape also.

[Jesper de Jong]

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