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Downcasting

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dejectedSad and dispirited.
depressedUnhappy; despondent.
downheartedSad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
low-spiritedDisheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.
dispiritedWithout energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
lownounSituated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
bluenounOf a blue hue.
despondentIn low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
sadverbFeeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
base classnoun(object-oriented programming) A class from which other classes can be derived, inheriting its functionality or interface; a potential superclass for subclasses.
subtypingnoun(programming) A form of type polymorphism in which an instance of a subtype can be used anywhere the supertype could be used, without changing the code.
factory method patternnoun(software, object-oriented programming) A creational design pattern that decouples the object creation by using an abstract method in the class.
class-based programmingnoun(programming) A programming style, where inheritance is achieved by using classes of objects.
inheritancenounThe passing of title to an estate upon death.
primitive wrapper class in javaIn object-oriented programming, a wrapper class is a class that encapsulates types, so that those types can be used to create object instances and methods in another class that needs those types.
covariant return typeIn object-oriented programming, a covariant return type of a method is one that can be replaced by a "narrower" (derived) type when the method is overridden in a subclass.
inner classnoun(object-oriented programming) A class that is declared entirely within the body of another class.
virtual classnoun(education) An online class.
classnoun(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

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