A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
Although generics have reduced the need for casting there are still occasions where you need to do it. A cast method that uses type argument inference would make casting much easier.

So if this method existed in Object :

   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public <T> T cast()
   {
      return (T)this;
   }

then most casts would be simplified to

// very contrived example
Object o = new MyType();

MyType myObject = o.cast();

instead of the current

MyType myObject = (MyType)o;



JUSTIFICATION :
This means less code to type and read. That has to be good!