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Subject: Re: generics puzzle
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:33:09 -0700
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On 10/17/2011 5:14 AM, Steven Simpson wrote:
> On 17/10/11 11:41, blmblm@myrealbox.com wrote:
>> One fix is to just introduce a method setFromModified() in GThing,
>> but that doesn't appeal to me.
>
> Instead of adding it to GThing, create a static method:
>
> private static<T> void setModified(GThing<T> t) {
> t.set(t.modified());
> }


I don't like the T here.  While it compiles, this T is a different T 
than the other T.

public class GThing<T> {

   private static <U> void setModified( GThing<U> t ) {

  ...other T's stay the same.
}