unsafeCast -> uncheckedCast
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On further thought I've decided that `uncheckedCast` is a better name. Everyone knows what "unchecked" means - it means the cast isn't checked. The cast is not "unsafe" in any way - if the cast is valid, it's safe, and if it's invalid, it will fail verification. It also intuitively complements the `CHECKCAST` instruction.
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To me, "unchecked cast" sounds like "unchecked conversion" (per https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se17/html/jls-5.html#jls-5.1.9), which is a totally different thing. An "unsafe cast" is not type safe, so it is unsafe in one specific meaning of the word. But I'm not too stubborn about this :-) |
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On further thought I've decided that
uncheckedCastis a better name. Everyone knows what "unchecked" means - it means the cast isn't checked. The cast is not "unsafe" in any way - if the cast is valid, it's safe, and if it's invalid, it will fail verification. It also intuitively complements theCHECKCASTinstruction.