tips.casting
Class Main

java.lang.Object
  tips.casting.Main

public class Main

extends java.lang.Object

Just holds a main for this particular set of tips.

Given the set of classes Fruit, Apple, Squeezable, Citrus and Orange, this program demonstrates what happens when you try to cast each one to every another type.

The results are shown by the use of a ClassCastException

Sample output:
Checking casts for Object
Fruit: No Citrus: No Squeezable: No Apple: No Orange: No
Checking casts for Fruit Object: OK Citrus: No Squeezable: No Apple: No Orange: No
Checking casts for Citrus
Object: OK Fruit: OK Squeezable: OK Apple: No(*) Orange: No
Checking casts for Apple
Object: OK Fruit: OK Citrus: No(*) Squeezable: No Orange: No
Checking casts for Orange
Object: OK Fruit: OK Citrus: OK Squeezable: OK Apple: No(*)
* = Compile time error

Constructor Summary

Main()

Method Summary

(package private) static void	casting() Methd call that casts just about everything to everything else!
(package private) static void	conversion() Method to check converting
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Main function that runs through each of the classes in the sample heirarchy trying to convert from one to another

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Main

public Main()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Main function that runs through each of the classes in the sample heirarchy trying to convert from one to another

Parameters:

args -

conversion

static void conversion()

Method to check converting

casting

static void casting()

Methd call that casts just about everything to everything else!