// generics/ClassCasting.java

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import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class ClassCasting {

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

public void f(String[] args) throws Exception {

ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(

new FileInputStream(args[0]));

// Won't Compile:

// List<Widget> lw1 =

// List<>.class.cast(in.readObject());

List<Widget> lw2 = List.class.cast(in.readObject());

}

}