What are the common causes of ClassCastException in Java?

What are the common causes of ClassCastException in Java?

In the Java language, ClassCastException is a runtime exception that occurs when a Java program attempts to cast an object to an incompatible data type at runtime. In this case, the compiler will not be able to detect type incompatibility errors ahead of time and will instead throw an exception while the program is running.

In Java, ClassCastException exceptions usually occur in the following situations:

1. Type conversion errors between objects

In Java, Conversion between objects of the same type is the most common type conversion. For example, converting a String object to an Object object, or converting an Integer object to a Number object are valid conversions. However, for conversion between objects of different types, the cast character "()" needs to be used, for example, to convert an Object object into a String object.

If there is no inheritance or implementation relationship between the source object and the target type during type conversion, that is, there is no common parent class or interface between the two, a ClassCastException will be thrown.

For example, when using the Java collection framework, if you try to convert an ArrayList object to a HashMap object, since there is no inheritance or implementation relationship between ArrayList and HashMap, a ClassCastException will be thrown.

2. Type checking error

In Java, generics are a mechanism used to support type safety. By using generics, you can perform type checking at compile time and catch errors early if there may be type incompatibilities. However, when performing type checking, you need to pay attention to the following two points:

(1) When using generics, you need to ensure that the declared type matches the actual type. If the types do not match, a ClassCastException will be thrown.

(2) When using generics, you need to pay attention to the issue of type erasure. Type erasure refers to erasing a generic type into its original type during the compilation process. For example, List will be erased into List. In this case, a ClassCastException may occur if the generic object is cast at runtime.

For example, when using generics, if you declare a List object and cast it to List