Can't return Class Object with Mockito

Question

I'm trying to write a unit test, and to do that I'm writing a when statement for a Mockito mock, but I can't seem to get eclipse to recognize that my return value is valid.

Here's what I'm doing:

Class<?> userClass = User.class; when(methodParameter.getParameterType()).thenReturn(userClass); 

The return type of .getParameterType() is Class<?>, so I don't understand why eclipse says, The method thenReturn(Class<capture#1-of ?>) in the type OngoingStubbing<Class<capture#1-of ?>> is not applicable for the arguments (Class<capture#2-of ?>). It offers to cast my userClass, but that just makes some garbled stuff eclipse says it needs to cast again (and can't cast).

Is this just an issue with Eclipse, or am I doing something wrong?

Answer 1

Also, a slightly more terse way to get around this is to use the do syntax instead of when.

doReturn(User.class).when(methodParameter).getParameterType();