Definiing method level Generics

How to define Generics at method level:

public class MethodLevelGenericTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Actor actor = new Actor();

        actor.setName("Arnold");

       

        Dancer dancer = new Dancer();

        dancer.setName("MJ");

       

        Singer singer = new Singer();

        singer.setName("JLo");

       

        System.out.println(actor.getName());

        System.out.println(dancer.getName());

        System.out.println(singer.getName());

    }

   

    // Magical method with Generics!

    public static <person extends Person> String getName(person p) {

        return p.getName();

    }

}

This prints:

Arnold

MJ

JLo

public class Actor extends Person {

    private String profession;

    public String getProfession() {

        return profession;

    }

    public void setProfession(String profession) {

        this.profession = profession;

    }

}

public class Dancer extends Person {

    private String profession;

    public String getProfession() {

        return profession;

    }

    public void setProfession(String profession) {

        this.profession = profession;

    }

}

public class Singer extends Person {

    private String profession;

    public String getProfession() {

        return profession;

    }

    public void setProfession(String profession) {

        this.profession = profession;

    }

}


The other scenario of Bounded Wildcards is explained well in below article:
http://code.scottshipp.com/2013/07/23/collections-of-objects-of-different-types-and-the-bounded-wildcard/