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title: "What do you understand by downcasting?"  
description: "What do you understand by downcasting?"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-05-07  
updated: 2020-09-16  
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category: "java"  
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# What do you understand by downcasting?

The process of Downcasting refers to the casting from a general to a more specific type, i.e. casting down the hierarchy

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

The process of Downcasting refers to the casting from a general to a more specific type, i.e. casting down the hierarchy


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