--- /dev/null
+# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
+#
+# Copyright 2005-2008 Jean Privat <jean@pryen.org>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import kernel
+
+class O
+ redef meth output do 0.output
+end
+
+class A
+special O
+ init do end
+end
+
+class U
+ redef meth output do 1.output
+end
+
+class B
+special A
+special U
+ redef meth output do 2.output
+ init do end
+end
+
+var a: Object = new A
+var b: Object = new B
+
+a.as(Object).output
+a.as(O).output
+a.as(A).output
+#alt1#a.as(U).output
+#alt2#a.as(B).output
+#alt3#a.as(Int).output
+#alt4#a.as(Comparable).output
+
+'\n'.output
+
+b.as(Object).output
+b.as(O).output
+b.as(A).output
+b.as(U).output
+b.as(B).output
+#alt5#b.as(Int).output
+#alt6#b.as(Comparable).output
+
--- /dev/null
+0
+0
+0
+
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
--- /dev/null
+0
+0
+0
+Cast failled in base_as_cast_alt1::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt1.nit:45)
+,---- Stack trace -- - - -
+| base_as_cast_alt1::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt1.nit:39)
+`------------------- - - -
--- /dev/null
+0
+0
+0
+Cast failled in base_as_cast_alt2::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt2.nit:46)
+,---- Stack trace -- - - -
+| base_as_cast_alt2::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt2.nit:39)
+`------------------- - - -
--- /dev/null
+0
+0
+0
+Cast failled in base_as_cast_alt3::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt3.nit:47)
+,---- Stack trace -- - - -
+| base_as_cast_alt3::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt3.nit:39)
+`------------------- - - -
--- /dev/null
+0
+0
+0
+Cast failled in base_as_cast_alt4::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt4.nit:48)
+,---- Stack trace -- - - -
+| base_as_cast_alt4::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt4.nit:39)
+`------------------- - - -
--- /dev/null
+0
+0
+0
+
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+Cast failled in base_as_cast_alt5::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt5.nit:57)
+,---- Stack trace -- - - -
+| base_as_cast_alt5::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt5.nit:39)
+`------------------- - - -
--- /dev/null
+0
+0
+0
+
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+Cast failled in base_as_cast_alt6::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt6.nit:58)
+,---- Stack trace -- - - -
+| base_as_cast_alt6::Sys::(kernel::Sys::main) (alt/base_as_cast_alt6.nit:39)
+`------------------- - - -