Hi All,

I ahve a question about casting to object and interfaces. Consider the
following code:

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package Test

interface RandomInterface{}

class SubClass1 {}
class SubClass2 {}

public  class Test {
   public static void main(String... args){
       SubClass1 subClass1 = new SubClass1();
       SubClass2 subClass2 = new SubClass2();

       RandomInterface i = (RandomInterface) subClass1; //throws
ClassCastException
       SubClass2 newReference = (SubClass2)subClass1; //wont compile
   }
}
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When I cast subClass1 to RandomInterface I get a ClassCastException at
runtime. However if I try and cast subClass1 to SubClass2 then I get a
compile time error. Does java apply different casting rules to class
and interfaces?

Thanks in advance
Richard