Convert from Object to Original Class

Question

I'm storing a instance of Entry class in an Object.

Entry newentry = new Entry(j, 0.0);
Object test = newentry;

How can I convert the test Object back into an Entry class to access the Entry class method getValue()?

Answer 1

Typecast it:

Entry newentry = new Entry(j, 0.0);
Entry test = (Entry) newentry;

Also, if getValue is a class method, you don't need an instance to access it, you can call it directly:

Object x = Entry.getValue();

Answer 2

First answer:

Change the datatype of test from Object to Entry in your example.

Second answer:

If you really need to assign it to an object (in this case, a variable called "test") somewhere along the way (for some reason) then you can do this to get it back:

Object val = ((Entry)test).getValue();