Index: Expression.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Expression.java,v
retrieving revision 1.60
diff -u -r1.60 Expression.java
--- Expression.java	13 Jan 2005 20:55:34 -0000	1.60
+++ Expression.java	29 Jan 2005 23:14:58 -0000
@@ -245,16 +245,15 @@
 					return true;
 					
 				}
-			} else if (use15specifics) { // unboxing - only exact match is allowed
-				if (env.computeBoxingType(expressionType) == castType) {
-					// TODO (philippe) could tagAsUnnecessaryCast(scope, castType);  
-					return true;
-				}
+			} else if (use15specifics  && env.computeBoxingType(expressionType).isCompatibleWith(castType)) {
+				// unboxing 
+				tagAsUnnecessaryCast(scope, castType);				
+				return true;
 			}
 			return false;
 		} else if (use15specifics && expressionType.isBaseType()) { // boxing - only exact match is allowed
 			if (env.computeBoxingType(castType) == expressionType) {
-				// TODO (philippe) could tagAsUnnecessaryCast(scope, castType);  
+				tagAsUnnecessaryCast(scope, castType);				
 				return true;
 			}
 		}