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| <h1> Replacing a single reference to a type with a reference to one of its supertypes</h1> |
| To replace a single reference to a type with a reference to one of its supertypes: |
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| <li> In the Java editor, select the type reference, or the declaration of a field, parameter, or local variable</li> |
| <li> Do one of the following: |
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| <li> From the menu bar, select <strong>Refactor > Generalize Declared Type</strong> or </li> |
| <li> From the editor's pop-up menu, select <strong>Refactor > Generalize Declared Type</strong> </li> |
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| <p>You will be prompted for the type to which you would like to update the reference. If the |
| reference can be safely changed to the new type, the refactoring proceeds.</p> |
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