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Hi,
i am really confused with the concept of downcasting.can anyone explain me in context to the following question:

class Vehicle {}
class Car extends Vehicle {}

class VarArgSeven {
public static void washVehicle(Vehicle ... v) {
for(Vehicle vv : v) {
Car c = (Car)vv;
System.out.print(c);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
//insert the line here
}
}

Options :

a) washVehicle(new Car[] { new Car()});
b) washVehicle(new Vehicle[]{new Car(), new Vehicle()});
c) washVehicle(new Car(), new Car());
d) washVehicle(new Vehicle(), new Vehicle());
e) none of the above.

the answer to this is a and c but why not b and d too.
please explain.
thanks
 
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The reason is that even though Car extends Vehicle, if the runtime type of an object is Vehicle, you cannot refer to it as a Car.
 
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hi keith,
thanks for the reply...
i want to know then when is downcasting needed and what is the legal way of doing that? can you please sustain the same with an example
thanks in advance!
 
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hi,
thanks a lot!
now its more clear to me than before.
 
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