java方法 提示,通用方法调用的Java类型提示

I'm wondering what is the proper way to call a static method with a signature like this:

public static Map> aggregate(List> list, String colK, String colV)

{

...

}

I was tempted to call it like this for some reason

Map> map = aggregate(lData, "id", "ref");

but it didn't compile unless I changed it to

Map> map = aggregate(lData, "id", "ref");

I'm just wondering why it didn't need the hints on the right hand side. And instead gave me compilation error. It says it expects a semi-colon after the hints on the right hand side. Is the second one a proper way to call the method? Could somebody shed me some light please?

解决方案

As shown here, the way to call the method would be:

ClassName.aggregate(lData, "id", "ref");

where ClassName is the name of the class that the method is contained in.