java.lang.Class.cast()

package com.codingdict;



import java.lang.*;



class A {

   public static void show() {

      System.out.println("Class A show() function");

   }

}



class B extends A {

   public static void show() {

      System.out.println("Class B show() function");

   }

}



public class ClassDemo {



   public static void main(String[] args) {



      ClassDemo cls = new ClassDemo();

      Class c = cls.getClass();      

      System.out.println(c);  



      Object obj = new A();        

      B b1 = new B();

      b1.show();



      // casts object

      Object a = A.class.cast(b1);



      System.out.println(obj.getClass());

      System.out.println(b1.getClass());

      System.out.println(a.getClass());               

   }

}