[cdi-dev] [JBoss JIRA] Commented: (CDI-169) Remove the 'No type variable in event objects' restriction

[Martin Kouba (JIRA)]

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Martin Kouba commented on CDI-169:
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I don't think so. A type variable is an unqualified identifier (e.g. X in ProcessBean<X>; see http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/typesValues.html#4.4) and is not the same as parameterized type with actual type arguments (e.g. ProcessBean<Foo> event; see http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/typesValues.html#4.5). Some of container lifecycle events are generic types with type variables but the concrete event object fired/observed is parameterized type with actual type arguments.

> Remove the 'No type variable in event objects' restriction
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CDI-169
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/CDI-169
>             Project: CDI Specification Issues
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>    Affects Versions: 1.0
>            Reporter: Stuart Douglas
>
> CDI 10.1 states:
> An event object is an instance of a concrete Java class with no type variables. ... An event type may not contain a type variable.
> Which seems silly considering the container fires events with a type variable at startup. I can't think of any reason why this should be prohibited. 

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