I meant, Fqn<Integer> versus Fqn<String. Which is why I don't want to make Fqn be only for strings... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4068970#4068970 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4068970