Casting in Collection

[Kir Swa]

import java.util.*;
public class Navcas
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{

SortedMap<Integer,String> nv= new TreeMap<Integer,String>();
nv.put(1,"one");
nv.put(2,"two");
nv.put(3,"three");
nv.put(4,"four");
SortedMap ns=nv.subMap(1, 4);
SortedSet t=(SortedSet)nv.keySet();//Line1
Set c= (Set)nv.values();//Line2
System.out.println(t);
System.out.println(c);
System.out.println(ns.size());
}
}
In line1 KeySet() returns Set and it typecast to SortedSet its working fine, but in Line2 values() returns Collection but why Collection is not casting to Set/SortedSet?

Can any one help me on this?

[gurpeet singh]

Kir Swa wrote:import java.util.*;
public class Navcas
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{

SortedMap<Integer,String> nv= new TreeMap<Integer,String>();
nv.put(1,"one");
nv.put(2,"two");
nv.put(3,"three");
nv.put(4,"four");
SortedMap ns=nv.subMap(1, 4);
SortedSet t=(SortedSet)nv.keySet();//Line1
Set c= (Set)nv.values();//Line2
System.out.println(t);
System.out.println(c);
System.out.println(ns.size());
}
}
In line1 KeySet() returns Set and it typecast to SortedSet its working fine, but in Line2 values() returns Collection but why Collection is not casting to Set/SortedSet?

Can any one help me on this?

nv.values return an object which IS-A Collection , which is supertype of all the collection classes. you cannot cast supertype object to subtype.

[Dan Drillich]

The compiler says -

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.TreeMap$Values cannot be cast to java.util.Set at Navcas.main(Navcas.java:15)

The hierarchy is -

java.lang.Object
-java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
--java.util.TreeMap<K,V>

So, java.util.TreeMap can't get cast to java.util.Set.

Regards,
Dan

[Dan Drillich]

About -

SortedSet t=(SortedSet)nv.keySet();//Line1 

keySet()
Returns a Set view of the keys contained in this map.

Regards,
Dan