import java.util.Comparator; @SuppressWarnings("") // Only testing for crashes public class WildcardCon<E> { ComparatorClass<ComparableClass<? extends Object>> RANGE_LEX_ORDERING = null; WildcardCon(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {} <C extends Comparable> void use() { new WildcardCon<ComparableClass<C>>(RANGE_LEX_ORDERING); } class ComparableClass<C extends Comparable> {} abstract class ComparatorClass<T> implements Comparator<T> {} }