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  23 
  24 /*
  25  * @test
  26  * @bug 5009712
  27  * @summary 1.4 javac should not accept the Covariant Return Type
  28  * @author gafter
  29  *
  30  * @compile/fail -source 1.4 ExtendCovariant2.java
  31  * @compile -source 1.5 ExtendCovariant2.java
  32  */
  33 
  34 /**
  35  * java.io.PrintStream java.io.PrintStream.append(char)
  36  *
  37  * overrides
  38  *
  39  * java.lang.Appendable java.lang.Appendable.append(char)
  40  *
  41  * Yet javac should allow extending PrintStream, as long as the user
  42  * doesn't directly override a covariant method in -source 1.4.
  43  **/
  44 public class ExtendCovariant2 extends java.io.PrintStream {
  45     ExtendCovariant2() throws java.io.IOException {
  46         super("");
  47     }
  48     public java.io.PrintStream append(char c) {
  49         return this;
  50     }
  51 }