src/share/classes/javax/imageio/metadata/IIOMetadataFormatImpl.java

@@ -1176,21 +1176,21 @@
         return getResource(key, locale);
     }
 
     private ObjectValue getObjectValue(String elementName) {
         Element element = getElement(elementName);
-        ObjectValue objv = (ObjectValue)element.objectValue;
+        ObjectValue objv = element.objectValue;
         if (objv == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("No object within element " +
                                                elementName + "!");
         }
         return objv;
     }
 
     public int getObjectValueType(String elementName) {
         Element element = getElement(elementName);
-        ObjectValue objv = (ObjectValue)element.objectValue;
+        ObjectValue objv = element.objectValue;
         if (objv == null) {
             return VALUE_NONE;
         }
         return objv.valueType;
     }