Java; casting base class to derived class

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Published on 2010-04-03T19:13:14Z Indexed on 2010/04/03 19:23 UTC
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Why can't I cast a base class instance to a derived class?

For example, if I have a class B which extends a class C, why can't I do this?

B b=(B)(new C());

or this?

C c=new C();
B b=(B)c;

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