'As' function for constants

compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
         TypeResolutionContext typeResolutionContext = new TypeResolutionContext(context.scope, context.trace, true, allowBareTypes);
         PossiblyBareType possiblyBareTarget = context.expressionTypingServices.getTypeResolver().resolvePossiblyBareType(typeResolutionContext, right);
 
-        if (isTypeFlexible(left) || operationType == JetTokens.COLON) {
+        if (operationType == JetTokens.COLON) {
             // We do not allow bare types on static assertions, because static assertions provide an expected type for their argument,
             // thus causing a circularity in type dependencies
             assert !possiblyBareTarget.isBare() : "Bare types should not be allowed for static assertions, because argument inference makes no sense there";

compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ExpressionTypingUtils.java

@@ -132,15 +132,6 @@ public class ExpressionTypingUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    public static boolean isTypeFlexible(@Nullable JetExpression expression) {
-        if (expression == null) return false;
-
-        return TokenSet.create(
-                JetNodeTypes.INTEGER_CONSTANT,
-                JetNodeTypes.FLOAT_CONSTANT
-        ).contains(expression.getNode().getElementType());
-    }
-
     private static boolean isCapturedInInline(
             @NotNull BindingContext context,
             @NotNull DeclarationDescriptor scopeContainer,