On Sep 22, 2009, at 1:53 PM, David R White wrote:

> Sounds like a potential application for Java generics?  Generics  
> would also help reduce the number of times casting is required and  
> improve the readability of code.

Unfortunately, Java's generics are *grotesquely* inefficient, making  
them entirely inappropriate for an EC system.  It's one reason why ECJ  
uses them nowhere.  :-(

Sean