E:\alcatel\borsotti\jtest>java -version
java version "1.6.0_05"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_05-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 10.0-b19, mixed mode, sharing)

Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.4.x or 5.0.x ? Yes / No (pick one)
Not known

Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):

Windows Vista
SP1


Hardware Configuration Information (be specific):

AMD Athlon X2-64 2Gb RAM


Bug Description:
Tutorial on generic arrays tells to use an illegal construct.


Steps to Reproduce (be specific):

Compile this program:

import java.util.*;

class TutErr{
    List<String>[] lsa = new List<?>[10]; // Unchecked warning. This is unsafe!
}

E:\alcatel\borsotti\jtest>javac -Xlint:unchecked TutErr.java
TutErr.java:3: incompatible types

found : java.util.List<?>[]
required: java.util.List<java.lang.String>[]
    List<String>[] lsa = new List<?>[10]; // Unchecked warning. This is unsafe!
                         ^
1 error


Java Tutorial, http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/extra/generics/fineprint.html,
section "Arrays", presents this as a solution, and tells that the statement makes

the compiler issue an "unckecked" warning, which is not tue since it issues an error
(thereby preventing to run a program using this construct).