Foil 40 Interfaces can be used as Classes in type specification
From Java to be used in (Scientific) Computing Part II: Java Language and Object-Oriented Concepts Basic Simulation Track for Computational Science CPS615 -- Fall Semester 97. byNancy J. McCracken,Geoffrey C. Fox
The normal type declaration syntax "interfaceName variableName" declares a variable or parameter to be an instance of some class that implements interfaceName.