Calling static generic methods
I have come across a curious situation involving static generic methods. This is the code:
class Foo<E>
{
public static <E> Foo<E> createFoo()
{
// ...
}
}
class Bar<E>
{
private Foo<E> member;
public Bar()
{
member = Foo.createFoo();
}
}
How come I don't have to specify any type arguments in the expression Foo.createFoo()
? Is this some kind of type inference? If I want to be explicit about it, how can I specify the type argument?
Solution 1:
Yes, this is type inference based on the target of the assignment, as per JLS section 15.12.2.8. To be explicit, you'd call something like:
Foo.<String>createFoo();