import java.lang.*; public class NullcastTest { static String retString(String str1, String str2) { return str1; } public static void main (String args[]) { try { String tmp = retString((String) null, (String)null); System.out.println("PASSED: (String)null"); System.exit(0); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("FAILED: "+e); } } }