Here you can find the source of cast(Object object, Class targetClass)
public static <A> A cast(Object object, Class<A> targetClass)
//package com.java2s; /*/* w ww. j a va2 s.c o m*/ (C) 2007 Stefan Reich (jazz@drjava.de) This source file is part of Project Prophecy. For up-to-date information, see http://www.drjava.de/prophecy This source file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1. */ public class Main { public static <A> A cast(Object object, Class<A> targetClass) { return targetClass.cast(object); } }