Self bounded generics

Question

Is there is any actual difference between these this generic

public class SelfBounded <T extends SelfBounded<T>>{}

and this one

public class SelfBounded <T extends SelfBounded>{}  

?

If yes, then how can I observe them?

Answer 1

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