Java Compiler Warnings 2

Say, somewhere in your test code, you need a list of nulls:

List<Direction> directionsWithNullValues = Lists.newArrayList(null, null, null);

Ouch! Compiler warning: unchecked generic array creation of type E[] for varargs parameter

What's going on here? An array can be created, but Java is confused regarding the type. Just cannot deduce it.

The solution is simple (although awkward):

List<Direction> directionsWithNullValues = Lists.newArrayList((Direction)null, null, null);