What is ClassCastException?
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What is ClassCastException?
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A ClassCastException extends from the RuntimeException class. It is thrown when an attempt is made to cast an object, which is not of the appropriate run-time type. For example:
Object obj = new Vector();
String s = (String) obj;
Following are the two kinds of constructors for ClassCastException:
It will construct a ClassCastException without any detailed message.
It will construct a ClassCastException with the specified detailed message.
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