// reflection/ClassCasts.java

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class Building {

}

class House extends Building {

}

public class ClassCasts {

public static void main(String[] args) {

Building b = new House();

Class<House> houseType = House.class;

House h = houseType.cast(b);

h = (House) b; // ... or just do this.

}

}