automatic casting

[kartick Vaddadi]

in code such as this:

if (o instanceof Dog)
    {
    Dog d = (Dog)o;
    d.bark();
    . . .
    }

why not eliminate the requirement to cast, since the
instanceof ensures that the object is of the right
type;i.e., u should be able to write:

if(o instanceof Dog)
    {
    o.bark();
    . . .
    }

what do u think?
-kartick


	
		
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