ClassCastException!!!

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Hi All,

i try to do this..but i am getting this Exception
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class Base{
Base(){

}

private Base(int e){

}

public void print(){
System.out.println("base");
}
}


public class Sample extends Base{

public void print(){
System.out.println("drive");
}

public static void main(String[] args){

Sample sw=(Sample)new Base();//here i am doing downtype cast
sw.print();
}
}
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but i am getting classcast exception!!!

so , my question is we can not type caste from super class to sub class?
(if yes..then how you will do this?)
please anyone explain me


Thanks & Regards,
seetharaman.v

[amitabh mehra]

An object of supertype can not be downcasted to subtype object.

But, a reference of supertype that holds an object of subtype can be downcasted to the subtype reference.

Try this:

Base b = new Sample();
Sample sw = (Sample)b;
sw.print();

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Thanks amitabh