Clojure doesn't care about casting, so you can ignore this issue entirely. But also, it's not an issue: the same code would fail in Java, because Clojure's integer literals are Long, not Integer. (cast Long (cast Number 1)) would work fine.
On Oct 24, 2:12 pm, Steffen Panning <steffen.pann...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Group, > > the Java API I'm currently working with expects that an Interface is > downcasted to a concrete class. > > As a quick test I toyed with this: > > (cast Integer (cast Number 1)) > ClassCastException Cannot cast java.lang.Long to java.lang.Integer > java.lang.Class.cast (Class.java:3007) > > It seems the clojure cast does not work like the java cast. > > Is there a way to do this Clojure? > A not so nice alternative is to write the cast stuff in java. > > TIA Steffen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
