in Java syntax, Class<? extends Something>

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Class

Here\'s my interpretation, it\'s class template but the class ? means the name of the class is undetermined and it exte

Answer 1

You are almost right. Basically, Java has no concept of templates (C++ has). This is called generics. And this defines a generic class Class<> with the generics' attribute being any subclass of Something.

I suggest reading up "What are the differences between “generic” types in C++ and Java?" if you want to get the difference between templates and generics.