Generics and forName()

> For instance the following compiles without complaint:
>
> Object o = new A("hello")
> B b = (B) o;

The misuse/warning of a parameterised type can be roughly interpreted as:
"You opted to use generic type-safety, but circumvented it with a cast - as
a result, I (the compiler) will issue you with a warning". In your above
case, it doesn't hold that you "opted to use generic type-safety",
therefore, you receive no warning.

Of course, you may choose to argue that the premise that I provided above is
somewhat contrived in that it doesn't meet a majority of use cases (or
whatever you might choose), in which case, I offer you the postulation that
you are just "scratching the surface" with respect to the defectiveness of
JSR-14.

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Tony Morris
http://tmorris.net/

Tony Morris