Java casting problem

public int compareToObj(Object obj){
String temp = null;
try{
temp = (String)(obj);
}catch(Exception e){
throw new ClassCastException();

}


return compareTo(temp);
}

for some reson this will not cast to a String, and i know i am sending it a String. Any body have any ideas?

obj.toString();

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That aside, your code (modified slightly to this) compiles and executes at my computer.

java -version gives me this:
java version "1.4.2_05"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_05-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_05-b04, mixed mode)

Code:

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class Test
{
        private int idx;

        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
                System.out.println("Start");
                Test test = new Test();
                test.initialize();
                System.out.println("Exit");
        }

        private void initialize()
        {
                idx = compareToObj("test");
        }

        public int compareToObj(Object obj)
        {
                String temp = null;
                try
                {
                        temp = (String)(obj);
                }
                catch(Exception e)
                {
                        throw new ClassCastException();
                }

                return 1;
        }
}

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Thanks for the help guys, Guus i still can not get it to work like that, but the obj.toString() seems to work great. Is there a reason for this? Do i need to update my java?

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