Type erasure when the type parameter is bounded

Sample.java

public class Sample<E extends Comparable<E>> {
    private E[] listOfItems;

    public Sample(int size) {
        this.listOfItems = (E[]) new Object[size];
    }

    public void putItems(E data) {
        // implementation
    }

    public E getItems() {
        // implementation
    }
}