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ArrayList cast different types of objects
Also you can use an Object's method to retrieve the class name of the object. Arraylist list= null; list.add(new MachineGun()); list.add(new Gun()); .. .. if(list.get(0).getClass().getSimpleName().equals("MachineGun")){ //here you can safely cast in the right class MachineGun...
