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Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code

From Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code
Date 2011-10-23 23:27 -0700
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Lew wrote:
> Peter Duniho wrote:
>> He's getting a runtime error, not a compile-time error.
> 
> "Some casts can be proven incorrect at compile time; such casts result in a compile-time error."
> JLS 5.5
> 
> I'd have to bestir myself to confirm this, but I think the OP's situation is in this category.

OK, I am being very confused.  The OP posted which it was.  Please return to your useful thread already in progress.

-- 
Lew

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Why can't I downcast in the following code Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 18:22 -0700
  Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 18:47 -0700
    Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Travers Naran <tnaran@gmail.com> - 2011-10-24 07:57 -0700
  Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-23 18:50 -0700
    Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 18:57 -0700
    Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-10-23 19:00 -0700
      Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 23:22 -0700
        Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 23:27 -0700
  Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-10-23 19:03 -0700
  Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-10-23 23:16 -0400
    Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Donkey Hottie <donkey@fredriksson.dy.fi> - 2011-10-24 07:19 +0300
      Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-06 16:03 -0500
  Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-10-24 00:08 -0500
  Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 23:17 -0700
    Re: Why can't I downcast in the following code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-23 23:19 -0700

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