remove redundant inline casts

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Dependency.qll

@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ private predicate dependsOnDeclarationEntry(Element src, DeclarationEntry dest)
     dependsOnTransitive(src, mid) and
     not mid instanceof Type and
     not mid instanceof EnumConstant and
-    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest.(DeclarationEntry)) and
+    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest) and
     not dest instanceof TypeDeclarationEntry
   )
   or
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ private predicate dependsOnDeclarationEntry(Element src, DeclarationEntry dest)
     // dependency from a Type / Variable / Function use -> any (visible) definition
     dependsOnTransitive(src, mid) and
     not mid instanceof EnumConstant and
-    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest.(DeclarationEntry)) and
+    getDeclarationEntries(mid, dest) and
     // must be definition
-    dest.(DeclarationEntry).isDefinition()
+    dest.isDefinition()
   )
 }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Printf.qll

@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ class FormattingFunctionCall extends Expr {
   /**
    * Gets the index at which the format string occurs in the argument list.
    */
-  int getFormatParameterIndex() {
-    result = this.getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFormatParameterIndex()
-  }
+  int getFormatParameterIndex() { result = this.getTarget().getFormatParameterIndex() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the format expression used in this call.
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ class FormattingFunctionCall extends Expr {
     exists(int i |
       result = this.getArgument(i) and
       n >= 0 and
-      n = i - this.getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFirstFormatArgumentIndex()
+      n = i - this.getTarget().getFirstFormatArgumentIndex()
     )
   }
 
@@ -251,7 +249,7 @@ class FormattingFunctionCall extends Expr {
   int getNumFormatArgument() {
     result = count(this.getFormatArgument(_)) and
     // format arguments must be known
-    exists(this.getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFirstFormatArgumentIndex())
+    exists(this.getTarget().getFirstFormatArgumentIndex())
   }
 
   /**
@@ -289,35 +287,27 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
    * a `char *` (either way, `%S` will have the opposite meaning).
    * DEPRECATED: Use getDefaultCharType() instead.
    */
-  deprecated predicate isWideCharDefault() {
-    this.getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).isWideCharDefault()
-  }
+  deprecated predicate isWideCharDefault() { this.getUse().getTarget().isWideCharDefault() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the default character type expected for `%s` by this format literal.  Typically
    * `char` or `wchar_t`.
    */
-  Type getDefaultCharType() {
-    result = this.getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getDefaultCharType()
-  }
+  Type getDefaultCharType() { result = this.getUse().getTarget().getDefaultCharType() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the non-default character type expected for `%S` by this format literal.  Typically
    * `wchar_t` or `char`.  On some snapshots there may be multiple results where we can't tell
    * which is correct for a particular function.
    */
-  Type getNonDefaultCharType() {
-    result = this.getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getNonDefaultCharType()
-  }
+  Type getNonDefaultCharType() { result = this.getUse().getTarget().getNonDefaultCharType() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the wide character type for this format literal.  This is usually `wchar_t`.  On some
    * snapshots there may be multiple results where we can't tell which is correct for a
    * particular function.
    */
-  Type getWideCharType() {
-    result = this.getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getWideCharType()
-  }
+  Type getWideCharType() { result = this.getUse().getTarget().getWideCharType() }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this `FormatLiteral` is in a context that supports
@@ -896,7 +886,7 @@ class FormatLiteral extends Literal {
     exists(string len, string conv |
       this.parseConvSpec(n, _, _, _, _, _, len, conv) and
       (len != "l" and len != "w" and len != "h") and
-      this.getUse().getTarget().(FormattingFunction).getFormatCharType().getSize() > 1 and // wide function
+      this.getUse().getTarget().getFormatCharType().getSize() > 1 and // wide function
       (
         conv = "c" and
         result = this.getNonDefaultCharType()

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/internal/CFG.qll

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ private class PostOrderInitializer extends Initializer {
       or
       this.getDeclaration() = for.getRangeVariable()
       or
-      this.getDeclaration() = for.getBeginEndDeclaration().(DeclStmt).getADeclaration()
+      this.getDeclaration() = for.getBeginEndDeclaration().getADeclaration()
     )
   }
 }
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ private class ExceptionSource extends Node {
       this.reachesParent(mid) and
       not mid = any(TryStmt try).getStmt() and
       not mid = any(MicrosoftTryStmt try).getStmt() and
-      parent = mid.(Node).getParentNode()
+      parent = mid.getParentNode()
     )
   }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/internal/AddressConstantExpression.qll

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ private predicate addressConstantVariable(Variable v) {
 private predicate constantAddressLValue(Expr lvalue) {
   lvalue.(VariableAccess).getTarget() =
     any(Variable v |
-      v.(Variable).isStatic()
+      v.isStatic()
       or
       v instanceof GlobalOrNamespaceVariable
     )

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ private predicate fieldStoreStepNoChi(Node node1, FieldContent f, PostUpdateNode
   exists(StoreInstruction store, Class c |
     store = node2.asInstruction() and
     store.getSourceValueOperand() = node1.asOperand() and
-    getWrittenField(store, f.(FieldContent).getAField(), c) and
+    getWrittenField(store, f.getAField(), c) and
     f.hasOffset(c, _, _)
   )
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/internal/TranslatedExpr.qll

@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ abstract class TranslatedConversion extends TranslatedNonConstantExpr {
 
   final override TranslatedElement getChild(int id) { id = 0 and result = this.getOperand() }
 
-  final TranslatedExpr getOperand() { result = getTranslatedExpr(expr.(Conversion).getExpr()) }
+  final TranslatedExpr getOperand() { result = getTranslatedExpr(expr.getExpr()) }
 }
 
 /**

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/internal/TranslatedStmt.qll

@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ class TranslatedDeclStmt extends TranslatedStmt {
 class TranslatedExprStmt extends TranslatedStmt {
   override ExprStmt stmt;
 
-  TranslatedExpr getExpr() {
-    result = getTranslatedExpr(stmt.(ExprStmt).getExpr().getFullyConverted())
-  }
+  TranslatedExpr getExpr() { result = getTranslatedExpr(stmt.getExpr().getFullyConverted()) }
 
   override TranslatedElement getChild(int id) { id = 0 and result = getExpr() }
 

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/security/FileWrite.qll

@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ private predicate fileWriteWithConvChar(FormattingFunctionCall ffc, Expr source,
     source = ffc.getFormatArgument(n)
   |
     exists(f.getOutputParameterIndex(true)) and
-    conv = ffc.(FormattingFunctionCall).getFormat().(FormatLiteral).getConversionChar(n)
+    conv = ffc.getFormat().(FormatLiteral).getConversionChar(n)
   )
 }

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/valuenumbering/HashCons.qll

@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ private predicate mk_HasAlloc(HashCons hc, NewOrNewArrayExpr new) {
 }
 
 private predicate mk_HasExtent(HashCons hc, NewArrayExpr new) {
-  hc = hashCons(new.(NewArrayExpr).getExtent().getFullyConverted())
+  hc = hashCons(new.getExtent().getFullyConverted())
 }
 
 private predicate analyzableNewExpr(NewExpr new) {
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ private predicate analyzableNewArrayExpr(NewArrayExpr new) {
   strictcount(new.getAllocatedType().getUnspecifiedType()) = 1 and
   count(new.getAllocatorCall().getFullyConverted()) <= 1 and
   count(new.getInitializer().getFullyConverted()) <= 1 and
-  count(new.(NewArrayExpr).getExtent().getFullyConverted()) <= 1
+  count(new.getExtent().getFullyConverted()) <= 1
 }
 
 private predicate mk_NewArrayExpr(

cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/Likely Errors/EmptyBlock.ql

@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ class BlockOrNonChild extends Element {
 predicate emptyBlockContainsNonchild(BlockStmt b) {
   emptyBlock(_, b) and
   exists(BlockOrNonChild c, AffectedFile file |
-    c.(BlockOrNonChild).getStartRankIn(file) = 1 + b.(BlockOrNonChild).getStartRankIn(file) and
-    c.(BlockOrNonChild).getNonContiguousEndRankIn(file) <
-      b.(BlockOrNonChild).getNonContiguousEndRankIn(file)
+    c.getStartRankIn(file) = 1 + b.(BlockOrNonChild).getStartRankIn(file) and
+    c.getNonContiguousEndRankIn(file) < b.(BlockOrNonChild).getNonContiguousEndRankIn(file)
   )
 }
 

cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Likely Typos/ExprHasNoEffect.ql

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ predicate functionDefinedInIfDefRecursive(Function f) {
  */
 predicate baseCall(FunctionCall call) {
   call.getNameQualifier().getQualifyingElement() =
-    call.getEnclosingFunction().getDeclaringType().(Class).getABaseClass+()
+    call.getEnclosingFunction().getDeclaringType().getABaseClass+()
 }
 
 from PureExprInVoidContext peivc, Locatable parent, Locatable info, string info_text, string tail

cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-497/ExposedSystemData.ql

@@ -378,5 +378,5 @@ class SocketOutput extends DataOutput {
 from SystemData sd, DataOutput ow
 where
   sd.getAnExprIndirect() = ow.getASource() or
-  sd.getAnExprIndirect() = ow.getASource().(Expr).getAChild*()
+  sd.getAnExprIndirect() = ow.getASource().getAChild*()
 select ow, "This operation exposes system data from $@.", sd, sd.toString()

cpp/ql/src/jsf/4.10 Classes/AV Rule 79.ql

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Resource extends MemberVariable {
 
   predicate acquisitionWithRequiredKind(Assignment acquireAssign, string kind) {
     // acquireAssign is an assignment to this resource
-    acquireAssign.(Assignment).getLValue() = this.getAnAccess() and
+    acquireAssign.getLValue() = this.getAnAccess() and
     // Should be in this class, but *any* member method will do
     this.inSameClass(acquireAssign) and
     // Check that it is an acquisition function and return the corresponding kind

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/ExternalFlow.qll

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ private Element interpretElement0(
       result = t
       or
       subtypes = true and
-      result = t.(UnboundValueOrRefType).getASubTypeUnbound+()
+      result = t.getASubTypeUnbound+()
     ) and
     result = t and
     name = "" and

csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/security/xml/InsecureXMLQuery.qll

@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ module XmlReader {
 /** Provides predicates related to `System.Xml.XmlTextReader`. */
 module XmlTextReader {
   private class InsecureXmlTextReader extends InsecureXmlProcessing, ObjectCreation {
-    InsecureXmlTextReader() {
-      this.getObjectType().(ValueOrRefType).hasQualifiedName("System.Xml.XmlTextReader")
-    }
+    InsecureXmlTextReader() { this.getObjectType().hasQualifiedName("System.Xml.XmlTextReader") }
 
     override predicate isUnsafe(string reason) {
       not exists(Expr xmlResolverVal |

csharp/ql/src/Stubs/Stubs.qll

@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ private string stubMethod(Method m, Assembly assembly) {
   if not m.getDeclaringType() instanceof Enum
   then
     result =
-      "    " + stubModifiers(m) + stubClassName(m.(Method).getReturnType()) + " " +
+      "    " + stubModifiers(m) + stubClassName(m.getReturnType()) + " " +
         stubExplicitImplementation(m) + escapeIfKeyword(m.getUndecoratedName()) +
         stubGenericMethodParams(m) + "(" + stubParameters(m) + ")" +
         stubTypeParametersConstraints(m) + stubImplementation(m) + ";\n"

csharp/ql/src/experimental/ir/implementation/raw/internal/TranslatedExpr.qll

@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ class TranslatedCast extends TranslatedNonConstantExpr {
     )
   }
 
-  private TranslatedExpr getOperand() { result = getTranslatedExpr(expr.(Cast).getExpr()) }
+  private TranslatedExpr getOperand() { result = getTranslatedExpr(expr.getExpr()) }
 
   private Opcode getOpcode() {
     expr instanceof CastExpr and result instanceof Opcode::CheckedConvertOrThrow

csharp/ql/src/experimental/ir/implementation/raw/internal/TranslatedStmt.qll

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class TranslatedDeclStmt extends TranslatedStmt {
 class TranslatedExprStmt extends TranslatedStmt {
   override ExprStmt stmt;
 
-  TranslatedExpr getExpr() { result = getTranslatedExpr(stmt.(ExprStmt).getExpr()) }
+  TranslatedExpr getExpr() { result = getTranslatedExpr(stmt.getExpr()) }
 
   override TranslatedElement getChild(int id) { id = 0 and result = this.getExpr() }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class TranslatedExprStmtAccessorSet extends TranslatedExprStmt {
   }
 
   override TranslatedExpr getExpr() {
-    result = getTranslatedExpr(stmt.(ExprStmt).getExpr().(AssignExpr).getLValue())
+    result = getTranslatedExpr(stmt.getExpr().(AssignExpr).getLValue())
   }
 
   override TranslatedElement getChild(int id) { id = 0 and result = this.getExpr() }

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Reflection.qll

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private Type parameterForSubTypes(ParameterizedType type) {
       lowerBound = arg.(Wildcard).getLowerBoundType()
     |
       // `T super Foo` implies that `Foo`, or any super-type of `Foo`, may be represented.
-      lowerBound.(RefType).getAnAncestor() = result
+      lowerBound.getAnAncestor() = result
     )
   )
 }

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/DeadCode.qll

@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class SuppressedConstructor extends Constructor {
     not this.isDefaultConstructor() and
     // Verify that there is only one statement, which is the `super()` call. This exists
     // even for empty constructors.
-    this.getBody().(BlockStmt).getNumStmt() = 1 and
-    this.getBody().(BlockStmt).getAStmt().(SuperConstructorInvocationStmt).getNumArgument() = 0 and
+    this.getBody().getNumStmt() = 1 and
+    this.getBody().getAStmt().(SuperConstructorInvocationStmt).getNumArgument() = 0 and
     // A constructor that is called is not acting to suppress the default constructor. We permit
     // calls from suppressed and default constructors - in both cases, they can only come from
     // sub-class constructors.

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/EntryPoints.qll

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class ManagedBeanImplEntryPoint extends EntryPoint, RegisteredManagedBeanImpl {
     // Find the method that will be called for each method on each managed bean that this class
     // implements.
     this.inherits(result) and
-    result.(Method).overrides(this.getAnImplementedManagedBean().getAMethod())
+    result.overrides(this.getAnImplementedManagedBean().getAMethod())
   }
 }
 

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/ejb/EJB.qll

@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ Type inheritsMatchingMethodExceptThrows(SessionEJB ejb, Method m) {
     sig = n.getSignature() and
     sig = m.getSignature() and
     exists(Exception ex | ex = n.getAnException() and not throwsExplicitUncheckedException(n, ex) |
-      not ex.getType().(RefType).hasSupertype*(m.getAnException().getType()) and
+      not ex.getType().hasSupertype*(m.getAnException().getType()) and
       result = ex.getType()
     )
   )
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ Type inheritsMatchingCreateMethodExceptThrows(StatefulSessionEJB ejb, EjbInterfa
     exists(Exception ex |
       ex = cm.getAnException() and not throwsExplicitUncheckedException(cm, ex)
     |
-      not ex.getType().(RefType).hasSupertype*(icm.getAnException().getType()) and
+      not ex.getType().hasSupertype*(icm.getAnException().getType()) and
       result = ex.getType()
     )
   )
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ Type inheritsMatchingCreateMethodExceptThrows(StatefulSessionEJB ejb, EjbInterfa
     exists(Exception ex |
       ex = im.getAnException() and not throwsExplicitUncheckedException(im, ex)
     |
-      not ex.getType().(RefType).hasSupertype*(icm.getAnException().getType()) and
+      not ex.getType().hasSupertype*(icm.getAnException().getType()) and
       result = ex.getType()
     )
   )

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/ExternalAPIs.qll

@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ class ExternalAPIUsedWithUntrustedData extends TExternalAPI {
     |
       this = TExternalAPIParameter(m, index) and
       result =
-        m.getDeclaringType().(RefType).getQualifiedName() + "." + m.getSignature() + " [" +
-          indexString + "]"
+        m.getDeclaringType().getQualifiedName() + "." + m.getSignature() + " [" + indexString + "]"
     )
   }
 }

java/ql/src/Language Abuse/UselessUpcast.ql

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ predicate usefulUpcast(CastExpr e) {
       other.getName() = target.getName() and
       other.getSourceDeclaration() != target.getSourceDeclaration()
     |
-      c.(MethodAccess).getReceiverType().(RefType).inherits(other.(Method)) or
+      c.(MethodAccess).getReceiverType().inherits(other.(Method)) or
       other = target.(Constructor).getDeclaringType().getAConstructor()
     )
   )

java/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Resource Leaks/CloseType.qll

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ private predicate closeableType(RefType t) {
 class SqlResourceOpeningMethodAccess extends MethodAccess {
   SqlResourceOpeningMethodAccess() {
     exists(Method m | this.getMethod() = m |
-      m.getDeclaringType().(RefType).hasQualifiedName("java.sql", _) and
+      m.getDeclaringType().hasQualifiedName("java.sql", _) and
       m.getReturnType().(RefType).hasQualifiedName("java.sql", _) and
       m.getName().regexpMatch("(create|prepare|execute).*") and
       closeableType(m.getReturnType()) and

javascript/ql/experimental/adaptivethreatmodeling/lib/experimental/adaptivethreatmodeling/NosqlInjectionATM.qll

@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ DataFlow::Node getASubexpressionWithinQuery(DataFlow::Node query) {
   exists(DataFlow::SourceNode receiver |
     receiver.flowsTo(getASubexpressionWithinQuery*(query.getALocalSource())) and
     result =
-      [
-        receiver.(DataFlow::SourceNode).getAPropertyWrite().getRhs(),
-        receiver.(DataFlow::ArrayCreationNode).getAnElement()
-      ]
+      [receiver.getAPropertyWrite().getRhs(), receiver.(DataFlow::ArrayCreationNode).getAnElement()]
   )
 }
 

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/PrintAst.qll

@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ module PrintHTML {
       childIndex = -1 and result.(HTMLAttributesNodes).getElement() = element
       or
       exists(HTML::Element child | result.(HTMLElementNode).getElement() = child |
-        child = element.(HTML::Element).getChild(childIndex)
+        child = element.getChild(childIndex)
       )
     }
   }

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/internal/AnalyzedParameters.qll

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pragma[nomagic]
 predicate isAnalyzedParameter(Parameter p) {
   exists(FunctionWithAnalyzedParameters f, int parmIdx | p = f.getParameter(parmIdx) |
     // we cannot track flow into rest parameters
-    not p.(Parameter).isRestParameter()
+    not p.isRestParameter()
   )
 }
 

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/internal/BasicExprTypeInference.qll

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ private class AnalyzedNewExpr extends DataFlow::AnalyzedValueNode {
    */
   private predicate isIndefinite() {
     exists(DataFlow::AnalyzedNode callee, AbstractValue calleeVal |
-      callee = astNode.(NewExpr).getCallee().analyze() and
+      callee = astNode.getCallee().analyze() and
       calleeVal = callee.getALocalValue()
     |
       calleeVal.isIndefinite(_) or
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ private class NewInstance extends DataFlow::AnalyzedValueNode {
 
   override AbstractValue getALocalValue() {
     exists(DataFlow::AnalyzedNode callee |
-      callee = astNode.(NewExpr).getCallee().analyze() and
+      callee = astNode.getCallee().analyze() and
       result = TAbstractInstance(callee.getALocalValue())
     )
   }

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/jQuery.qll

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ private class JQueryDomElementDefinition extends DOM::ElementDefinition, @call_e
   JQueryDomElementDefinition() {
     this = call and
     call = jquery().getACall().asExpr() and
-    exists(string s | s = call.getArgument(0).(Expr).getStringValue() |
+    exists(string s | s = call.getArgument(0).getStringValue() |
       // match an opening angle bracket followed by a tag name, followed by arbitrary
       // text and a closing angle bracket, potentially with whitespace in between
       tagName = s.regexpCapture("\\s*<\\s*(\\w+)\\b[^>]*>\\s*", 1).toLowerCase()

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/UselessUseOfCat.qll

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ module PrettyPrintCatCall {
    */
   string createFileThatIsReadFromCommandList(CommandCall call) {
     exists(DataFlow::ArrayCreationNode array, DataFlow::Node element |
-      array = call.getArgumentList().(DataFlow::ArrayCreationNode) and
+      array = call.getArgumentList() and
       array.getSize() = 1 and
       element = array.getElement(0)
     |

javascript/ql/test/library-tests/TypeInference/FunctionWithAnalyzedParameters/FunctionWithAnalyzedParameters_inference.ql

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ from FunctionWithAnalyzedParameters f, SimpleParameter p, AnalyzedVarDef var
 where
   f.argumentPassing(p, _) and
   var.getAVariable() = p.getVariable()
-select p, var.(AnalyzedVarDef).getAnAssignedValue()
+select p, var.getAnAssignedValue()

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Stmts.qll

@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ class AugAssign extends AugAssign_ {
    * Gets the target of this augmented assignment statement.
    * That is, the `a` in `a += b`.
    */
-  Expr getTarget() { result = this.getOperation().(BinaryExpr).getLeft() }
+  Expr getTarget() { result = this.getOperation().getLeft() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of this augmented assignment statement.
    * That is, the `b` in `a += b`.
    */
-  Expr getValue() { result = this.getOperation().(BinaryExpr).getRight() }
+  Expr getValue() { result = this.getOperation().getRight() }
 
   override Stmt getASubStatement() { none() }
 }

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/essa/Definitions.qll

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class ModuleVariable extends SsaSourceVariable {
   pragma[noinline]
   ImportMemberNode global_variable_import() {
     result.getScope() = this.(GlobalVariable).getScope() and
-    import_from_dot_in_init(result.(ImportMemberNode).getModule(this.getName()))
+    import_from_dot_in_init(result.getModule(this.getName()))
   }
 
   override ControlFlowNode getAnImplicitUse() {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class EscapingGlobalVariable extends ModuleVariable {
   Scope scope_as_global_variable() { result = this.(GlobalVariable).getScope() }
 
   override CallNode redefinedAtCallSite() {
-    result.(CallNode).getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
+    result.getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
   }
 }
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class SpecialSsaSourceVariable extends SsaSourceVariable {
   Scope scope_as_global_variable() { result = this.(GlobalVariable).getScope() }
 
   override CallNode redefinedAtCallSite() {
-    result.(CallNode).getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
+    result.getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
   }
 }
 

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiohttp.qll

@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ module AiohttpWebModel {
         exists(Await await, DataFlow::CallCfgNode call, DataFlow::AttrRead read |
           this.asExpr() = await
         |
-          read.(DataFlow::AttrRead).getObject() = Request::instance() and
-          read.(DataFlow::AttrRead).getAttributeName() = "post" and
+          read.getObject() = Request::instance() and
+          read.getAttributeName() = "post" and
           call.getFunction() = read and
           await.getValue() = call.asExpr()
         )

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/objects/Constants.qll

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class UnicodeObjectInternal extends ConstantObjectInternal, TUnicode {
   override ObjectInternal getClass() { result = TBuiltinClassObject(Builtin::special("unicode")) }
 
   override Builtin getBuiltin() {
-    result.(Builtin).strValue() = this.strValue() and
+    result.strValue() = this.strValue() and
     result.getClass() = Builtin::special("unicode")
   }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class BytesObjectInternal extends ConstantObjectInternal, TBytes {
   override ObjectInternal getClass() { result = TBuiltinClassObject(Builtin::special("bytes")) }
 
   override Builtin getBuiltin() {
-    result.(Builtin).strValue() = this.strValue() and
+    result.strValue() = this.strValue() and
     result.getClass() = Builtin::special("bytes")
   }
 

ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/CfgNodes.qll

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class AstCfgNode extends CfgNode, TElementNode {
   override Location getLocation() { result = n.getLocation() }
 
   final override string toString() {
-    exists(string s | s = n.(AstNode).toString() |
+    exists(string s | s = n.toString() |
       result = "[" + this.getSplitsString() + "] " + s
       or
       not exists(this.getSplitsString()) and result = s

ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ private string getSetterCallAttributeName(AST::SetterMethodCall call) {
 predicate basicLoadStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo, string content) {
   exists(ExprNodes::MethodCallCfgNode call |
     call.getExpr().getNumberOfArguments() = 0 and
-    content = call.getExpr().(AST::MethodCall).getMethodName() and
+    content = call.getExpr().getMethodName() and
     nodeFrom.asExpr() = call.getReceiver() and
     nodeTo.asExpr() = call
   )