FUCK JAVA

public class Player extends Piece { ... }
/* ... */
public static Piece inputPiece() { ... }
/* ... */

Player playa = inputPiece();
ChumpyProgram.java:43: incompatible types
found   : Piece
required: Player

So what the fuck is the point of inheritance if you can't do that?

>>5
Well, a Player has all the properties and methods of a Piece. Why shouldn't a cast work? I know it's adding extra shit but it shouldn't pussy out at that. It's not "C with memory protection".
Upcasting works apparently.
I just wanted a generic input method so I didn't have to write identical code for both Piece and Treasure (that also inherits from Piece).