When you are typecasting and using instanceof keyword in Java, there are several things you should keep in mind. Consider the following example program:
class Point { int x, y; }
class Element { int atomicNumber; }
class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Point p = new Point();
Element e = new Element();
if (e instanceof Point) { // compile-time error
System.out.println(
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