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Generics question.

 
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Hello,

Here is a question on generics from Javabeat:

Which method call insert here with argument of ls will allow to compile?

a) m2,m4,m5
b) m1,m2,m3
c) m2,m4,m5
d) m2,m3,m4,m5
e) All will work

My answer is a. But Javabeat answer is d. But how will m3 work since we are passing list of numbers to a method containing list of strings as argument?
 
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we can covert any number to string using toString method.
I think number can be converted into string
 
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Hi
Here ls do not have any generic type declared (legacy code)
In another words compiler allow us to put every kind type of data in it


That means that we also can do this


The fallowing are legal simply because thy are super type of List (List interface IS-A)


Dejan.
 
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