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On 7/18/2011 2:31 PM, Alexis Berry wrote:

> Unfortunately this does not compile. I think it might be because I am
> mixing generic types with real types. Am I correct?


Sort of.  You can't put constraints on the parameter type the way you 
are thinking.


 > public class MultipleValueHashMap<T, java.util.List<U>>  implements
 > Map<T, java.util.List<U>>  {


Should be:

   public class MultipleValueHashMap<T, U>  implements
   Map<T, java.util.List<U>>  {

I think.  I'll check it in a sec and post again if it needs correcting.