I'm working on a project for class that involves generics.
public interface Keyable <T> {public String getKey();}
public interface DataElement extends Comparable<Keyable<DataElement>>, Keyable<DataElement>, Serializable {...}
public class Course implements DataElement {...}
public interface SearchTree<K extends Comparable<Keyable<K>> & Keyable<K>> extends Serializable {...}
public class MySearchTree implements SearchTree<Course> {
...
private class Node {
public Course data;
public Node left;
public Node right;
...
}
}
When trying to use the Course class within the declaration of MySearchTree, I receive a type argument error stating that "Course is not within the bounds of type-variable K". I spent a good amount of time trying to figure out what attributes Course might be lacking to make it not fit the bill, but came up empty.
Any ideas?
In MySearchTree the K of the base type is Course. So K must "extend" Comparable<Keyable<Course>> & Keyable<Course>. But it doesn't, it extends Comparable<Keyable<DataElement>> & Keyable<DataElement>.
I guess DataElement should be generified in a similar manner to Comparable or Enum.
public interface Keyable <T> {public String getKey();}
public interface DataElement<THIS extends DataElement<THIS>> extends Comparable<Keyable<THIS>>, Keyable<THIS>, Serializable {...}
public class Course implements DataElement<Course> {...}
public interface SearchTree<K extends Comparable<Keyable<K>> & Keyable<K>> extends Serializable {...}
public class MySearchTree implements SearchTree<Course> {
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9968687/java-generics-issue-class-not-within-bounds-of-type-variable-error