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// generics/CovariantArrays.java
// (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
// Visit http://mindviewinc.com/Books/OnJava/ for more book information.
class Fruit {}
class Apple extends Fruit {}
class Jonathan extends Apple {}
class Orange extends Fruit {}
public class CovariantArrays {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Fruit[] fruit = new Apple[10];
fruit[0] = new Apple(); // OK
fruit[1] = new Jonathan(); // OK
// Runtime type is Apple[], not Fruit[] or Orange[]:
try {
// Compiler allows you to add Fruit:
fruit[0] = new Fruit(); // ArrayStoreException
} catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); }
try {
// Compiler allows you to add Oranges:
fruit[0] = new Orange(); // ArrayStoreException
} catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); }
}
}
/* Output:
java.lang.ArrayStoreException: Fruit
java.lang.ArrayStoreException: Orange
*/