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Re: Bug 9861 and Java 5 Generics

From: Terry Laurenzo <tlaurenzo at gmail dot com>
To: Per Bothner <per at bothner dot com>
Cc: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>, java at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:16:42 -0600
Subject: Re: Bug 9861 and Java 5 Generics
References: <5652dcd50508170930187057cd@mail.gmail.com> <5652dcd50508171028cf3d4d@mail.gmail.com> <17155.30396.784482.313699@zapata.pink> <43037AAF.5020907@bothner.com>
Reply-to: tj at laurenzo dot org

> Could you point to summary of why we need return types?  Is it for
> generics, or for co-variant return types, or both?
It is for both in that the generics compilers use co-variant return
types "under the covers" in order to do their thing.  Sun calls them
synthetic methods, I think.  The bug listing has an example.

TJ

References:
- Bug 9861 and Java 5 Generics
  - From: Terry Laurenzo
- Re: Bug 9861 and Java 5 Generics
  - From: Andrew Haley
- Re: Bug 9861 and Java 5 Generics
  - From: Per Bothner

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