public class Test { interface Intf { } static class Specific implements Intf { public String toString() { return "Specific"; } } static class Alternative implements Intf { public String toString() { return "Alternative"; } } public static String caller() { Alternative a = new Alternative(); // Instantiate this somewhere so there are at least two candidate types in general return test(new Specific()); } public static String test(Object o) { if (o instanceof Object o2) { // So we should know o2.toString is really Specific.toString(): return o2.toString(); } switch (o) { case Object o2 when o2.hashCode() > 0 -> { return o2.toString(); } // Same goes for this `o2` default -> { return "Not an Intf"; } } } }