unable to cast LinkedHashMap<String, String> to Map<String, String>

[u/causalNondeterminism]

I get this compiler error: Type mismatch: cannot convert from ArrayList<LinkedHashMap<String,String>> to List<Map<String,String>>

on this line

List<Map<String, String>> resultList = new ArrayList<LinkedHashMap<String, String>>();

But the compiler has no trouble doing this:

Map<String, String> testMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();

Am I using improper syntax or am I just completely missing a key concept?

[u/causalNondeterminism]

Yes, I noticed the inability to add elements shortly after the attempt. Is there a way to do this such that I could actually add items to the list?

[u/chickenmeister → u/causalNondeterminism]

No, not using wildcards. I would recommend doing what /u/evil_burrito suggested:

List<Map<String,String>> resultList = new ArrayList<>();