import java.lang.Double; interface IConverter<C> { } abstract class AbstractNumberConverter<N extends Number> implements IConverter<N> { } class DoubleConverter extends AbstractNumberConverter<Double> { } class Test { public static <C> IConverter<C> getConverter(Class<C> type) { return (IConverter<C>)new DoubleConverter() { }; } public static <C extends String> IConverter<C> getConverter1(Class<C> type) { return <error descr="Inconvertible types; cannot cast 'anonymous DoubleConverter' to 'IConverter<C>'">(IConverter<C>)new DoubleConverter() { }</error>; } public static <C extends Double> IConverter<C> getConverter2(Class<C> type) { return (IConverter<C>)new DoubleConverter() { }; } public static void main(String[] args) { IConverter<String> converter = getConverter(String.class); IConverter<String> converter1 = getConverter1(String.class); IConverter<String> converter2 = <error descr="Inferred type 'java.lang.String' for type parameter 'C' is not within its bound; should extend 'java.lang.Double'">getConverter2(String.class)</error>; } } class Z { } class TestNonNarrowingConversion<T extends Z> { public TestNonNarrowingConversion(T u) { } public T z = null; public int a() { <error descr="Incompatible types. Found: 'TestNonNarrowingConversion<Z>', required: 'TestNonNarrowingConversion<T>'">TestNonNarrowingConversion<T> x = new TestNonNarrowingConversion<Z>(new Z());</error> return 1; } }