[HD Pg 0, Sec. 11.3.1 - bridging-the-gap-between-compile-time-and-run-time]

[natasci]

Hi, at the page 308 given the code snippet:

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Mango m = new Mango();
Apple a = (Mango) m;

And then the explanation:

The compiler rejects the above code in spite of you guaranteeing that m will point to an Apple
at run time.

According to the explanation above shouldn't the code be:

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Mango m = new Mango();
Apple a = (Apple) m;

[admin]

You are right. It should be:
Mango m = new Mango();
Apple a = (Apple) m;

Added to errata. thank you for your feedback!