Why does hamcrest any(Myclass.class) requires casting

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I usually use Hamcrest like this:

doNothing().when(entityManagerMock).persist(any(Point.class));

then I have tried to write the same syntax on this:

doNothing().when(locationTagsMock).persistLocationTag(any(LocationTag.class));

But I got compilation error which forced me to re-factor my code to this:

doNothing().when(locationTagsMock).persistLocationTag((LocationTag) any(LocationTag.class));

Why is the casting needed all the sudden?

How can I avoid it, if at all?

I think that this is a mockito question, not hamcrest. – schnitz Oct 29 '14 at 17:37 — schnitz, Oct 29 '14 at 17:37

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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According to Doppelganger's comment on the answer to Using Mockito's generic "any()" method, you've got a conflict between hamcrest's any() and mockito's any().

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:46

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Either static import just the one intended (which I think is actually the mockito one), or import that class non-statically, or fully qualify the reference. – schnitz Nov 01 '14 at 15:03

Why does hamcrest any(Myclass.class) requires casting

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