>>That's what I suspected. What is the advantage, then, of >>using the wildcard, rather than an untyped variable?
Gotta think outside the IDE :) because in the Flex world for example, depending on how you have the compiler set, it will complain if you don't typecast a variable (even if you are only doing a wildcard cast). Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology & Operations & Global Risk L&LD eTools & Multimedia Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal GT&O Innovative Learning Blog & subscribe. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

