Downcasting in Java

Question

Upcasting is allowed in Java, however downcasting gives a compile error.

The compile error can be removed by adding a cast but would anyway break at the runtime.

Answer 1

Downcasting transformation of objects is not possible. Only

DownCasting1 _downCasting1 = (DownCasting1)((DownCasting2)downCasting1);

is posible

class DownCasting0 {
    public int qwe() {
        System.out.println("DownCasting0");
        return -0;
    }
}

class DownCasting1 extends DownCasting0 {
    public int qwe1() {
        System.out.println("DownCasting1");
        return -1;
    }
}

class DownCasting2 extends DownCasting1 {
    public int qwe2() {
        System.out.println("DownCasting2");
        return -2;
    }
}

public class DownCasting {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        try {
            DownCasting0 downCasting0 = new DownCasting0();
            DownCasting1 downCasting1 = new DownCasting1();
            DownCasting2 downCasting2 = new DownCasting2();

            DownCasting0 a1 = (DownCasting0) downCasting2;
            a1.qwe(); //good

            System.out.println(downCasting0 instanceof  DownCasting2);  //false
            System.out.println(downCasting1 instanceof  DownCasting2);  //false
            System.out.println(downCasting0 instanceof  DownCasting1);  //false

            DownCasting2 _downCasting1= (DownCasting2)downCasting1;     //good
            DownCasting1 __downCasting1 = (DownCasting1)_downCasting1;  //good
            DownCasting2 a3 = (DownCasting2) downCasting0; // java.lang.ClassCastException

            if(downCasting0 instanceof  DownCasting2){ //false
                DownCasting2 a2 = (DownCasting2) downCasting0;
                a2.qwe(); //error
            }

            byte b1 = 127;
            short b2 =32_767;
            int b3 = 2_147_483_647;
//          long _b4 = 9_223_372_036_854_775_807; //int large number max 2_147_483_647
            long b4 = 9_223_372_036_854_775_807L;
//          float _b5 = 3.4e+038; //double default
            float b5 = 3.4e+038F; //Sufficient for storing 6 to 7 decimal digits
            double b6 = 1.7e+038;
            double b7 = 1.7e+038D; //Sufficient for storing 15 decimal digits

            long c1 = b3;
            int c2 = (int)b4;

            //int       4 bytes     Stores whole numbers from -2_147_483_648 to 2_147_483_647
            //float     4 bytes     Stores fractional numbers from 3.4e−038 to 3.4e+038. Sufficient for storing 6 to 7 decimal digits
            float c3 = b3; //logic error
            double c4 = b4; //logic error


        } catch (Throwable e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

}