String implement in Oracle JDK and OpenJDK

Question

I found the definition about String:

• Oracle Jdk: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html
• Open Jdk: http://docjar.com/html/api/java/lang/String.java.html

String in Oracle Jdk extends Object but Open Jdk doesn't

And when i create an example code with generic type as:

    public void testMethod(Map<String,?> map)
    Map<String,String> tmpMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
    tmpMap.put("Test", "Test");
    testMethod(tmpMap);

it compile and run without any errors on two platforms.

? in Generic is any types which extends from Object

So my question is:

• There are some mistakes when creating Open Jdk document or i am misunderstanding about Generic or String type in Java?

See also:

• Why does String class extends Object

Answer 1

The Java Language Specification says

The class Object is a superclass (§8.1.4) of all other classes.

So a class declared as

public class SomeType 

is actually equivalent to

public class SomeType extends Object 

So the String class from your OpenJDK Java 7 link

public final class String implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<String>, CharSequence

is actually equivalent to

public final class String extends Object implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<String>, CharSequence

So that satisfies the Javadoc in the Oracle link.