Type safety: Unchecked cast

In my spring application context file, I have something like: <util:map id=”someMap” map-class=”java.util.HashMap” key-type=”java.lang.String” value-type=”java.lang.String”> <entry key=”some_key” value=”some value” /> <entry key=”some_key_2″ value=”some value” /> </util:map> In java class, the implementation looks like: private Map<String, String> someMap = new HashMap<String, String>(); someMap = (HashMap<String, String>)getApplicationContext().getBean(“someMap”); In Eclipse, I see a warning that says: Type safety: … Read more