static Comparator<byte[]> getBestComparator() {
      try {
        Class<? extends LexicographicalComparator> unsafeImpl =
            Class.forName(UNSAFE_COMPARATOR_NAME).asSubclass(LexicographicalComparator.class);
        // requireNonNull is safe because the class is an enum.
        LexicographicalComparator unsafeComparator =
            requireNonNull(unsafeImpl.getEnumConstants())[0];

import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
import com.google.common.eventbus.outside.AnnotatedAndAbstractInSuperclassTest.SubClass;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class AnnotatedAndAbstractInSuperclassTest extends AbstractEventBusTest<SubClass> {
  abstract static class SuperClass {
    @Subscribe
    public abstract void overriddenAndAnnotatedInSubclass(Object o);

    @Subscribe

import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
import com.google.common.eventbus.outside.NeitherAbstractNorAnnotatedInSuperclassTest.SubClass;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class NeitherAbstractNorAnnotatedInSuperclassTest extends AbstractEventBusTest<SubClass> {
  static class SuperClass {
    final List<Object> neitherOverriddenNorAnnotatedEvents = new ArrayList<>();

import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
import com.google.common.eventbus.outside.AnnotatedNotAbstractInSuperclassTest.SubClass;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class AnnotatedNotAbstractInSuperclassTest extends AbstractEventBusTest<SubClass> {
  static class SuperClass {
    final List<Object> notOverriddenInSubclassEvents = new ArrayList<>();

import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
import com.google.common.eventbus.outside.NeitherAbstractNorAnnotatedInSuperclassTest.SubClass;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class NeitherAbstractNorAnnotatedInSuperclassTest extends AbstractEventBusTest<SubClass> {
  static class SuperClass {
    final List<Object> neitherOverriddenNorAnnotatedEvents = new ArrayList<>();

  }

  private Type resolveTypeArgsForSubclass(Class<?> subclass) {
    // If both runtimeType and subclass are not parameterized, return subclass
    // If runtimeType is not parameterized but subclass is, process subclass as a parameterized type
    // If runtimeType is a raw type (i.e. is a parameterized type specified as a Class<?>), we
    // return subclass as a raw type
    if (runtimeType instanceof Class

import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
import com.google.common.eventbus.outside.AbstractNotAnnotatedInSuperclassTest.SubClass;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class AbstractNotAnnotatedInSuperclassTest extends AbstractEventBusTest<SubClass> {
  abstract static class SuperClass {
    public abstract void overriddenInSubclassNowhereAnnotated(Object o);

import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
import com.google.common.eventbus.outside.AnnotatedNotAbstractInSuperclassTest.SubClass;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class AnnotatedNotAbstractInSuperclassTest extends AbstractEventBusTest<SubClass> {
  static class SuperClass {
    final List<Object> notOverriddenInSubclassEvents = new ArrayList<>();

        // The raw class isn't even a subclass.
      }
    }
    if (!spec.suppressGetSupertype()) {
      try {
        assertThat(getSupertype(paramType, TypeToken.of(returnType).getRawType()))
            .isNotEqualTo(returnType);
      } catch (IllegalArgumentException notSubtype2) {
        // The raw class isn't even a subclass.
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

And tools will also be happy because both `RedirectResponse` and `JSONResponse` are subclasses of `Response`, so the type annotation is correct.

### Annotate a Response Subclass { #annotate-a-response-subclass }

You can also use a subclass of `Response` in the type annotation: