redef fun cast_to(mtype, name)
	do
		if mtype.java_is_nit_object then
			return "nit_ffi_with_java_new_nit_object(nit_ffi_jni_env, {name})"
		else
			return "({mtype.jni_type})({name})"
		end
	end

	redef fun cast_to(mtype, name)
	do
		if mtype.java_is_nit_object then
			return "({mtype.cname})nit_ffi_with_java_nit_object_data(nit_ffi_jni_env, {name})"
		else
			return "({mtype.cname})({name})"
		end
	end

	redef fun cast_to(mtype, name)
	do
		if mtype isa MClassType and mtype.mclass.ftype isa ForeignCppType then
			return "(void*)({name})"
		else return name
	end

	redef fun cast_to(mtype, name)
	do
		if mtype isa MClassType and mtype.mclass.ftype isa ForeignObjCType then
			return "(void*)({name})"
		else return name
	end

	redef fun cast_to(mtype, name)
	do
		if mtype isa MClassType and mtype.mclass.ftype isa ForeignObjCType then
			return "(__bridge void*)({name})"
		else return name
	end