>>(even if you are >>only doing a wildcard cast). What I meant was, not "even if", but that casting to a wildcard will alieviate the compiler complaints since you're casting to SOMETHING, even if it is a wildcard.
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. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Merrill, Jason >>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:58 AM >>To: Flash Coders List >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Warning: 3596: Duplicate variable >>definition. >> >>>>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 >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders