How to Cast a Vector to Vector in Java?

Question

I am using JComboBox with a custom class object, and the equals method is over-ridden, and integrated very deeply into the code.

The problem is that if two objects are e

Answer 1

Changing the type you declare a variable as in code won't change what equals() method is called. It will always be the overriden one, irrespective of what you cast it to. This is how polymorphism works. You'll need to create a different class if you want a different implementation of equals.