Reduction to the base (super) type in Java
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class Shape {
public String name;
Shape() {
name = "Shape";
}
}
class Square extends Shape {
Square() {
name = "Square";
}
}
Square square = new Square();
//implicit method
Shape shape = square;
//explicit method
shape = (Shape)square;
String name = shape.name;
//name is "Square"
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