get runtime class and cast object to it?

Hi,

publicinterface Msg

{

...

}

...

Msg msg=msgLib.get(msgType);

Msg msg2=msg.clone();//problem! cannot find clone in x.y.Msg!

...

Shouldn't msg be resolved to the implementing class (MsgReply for example) and use the "clone()" method, that i have declared in that class -which overrides the one of Object class?

If no, is there a way to find the runtime class -probably use "getClass"- and cast to it? How?

Thanks

[640 byte] By [uiga] at [2007-11-26 12:21:17]