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Final Class cannot be instantiated

 
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class A{}
class B extends A{}
class C extends A{}

final class D extends B{
public void doMethod(){
A a=new B();
B b=new D();
C c=new C();
D d=null;
//Insert Here
}
}


d=(D)(B)a; //gives class cast exception.

Now in the above code how come an instance of D can be made since D is a final class...as far as i know that final class is never instantiated.

I m confused ...Help me..
 
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final keyword tell that it cnnot be extended by any other class.

Ex:-
class E extends C{} ///ERROR
 
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Dear Rathod, A final class can not be sub classed but it doesn't mean it can not be instantiated......
 
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Yeah i went wrong......my mistake....thanks
 
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[Bad Post]Sorry[/Bad Post]

 
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sunil langeh wrote:Dear Rathod, A final class can not be sub classed but it doesn't mean it can not be instantiated......




Ok, but why is this a compile time error?

thanks
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This is not a compile time error, this is runtime ClassCastException.
 
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Yes Punit,

I saw it few seconds before your post...I was stupid..

thanks.
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