private void reduceCasts(RexCall outerCast) {
      RexNode[] operands = outerCast.getOperands();
      if (operands.length != 1) {
        return;
      }
      RelDataType outerCastType = outerCast.getType();
      RelDataType operandType = operands[0].getType();
      if (operandType.equals(outerCastType)) {
        removableCasts.add(outerCast);
        return;
      }

      // See if the reduction
      // CAST((CAST x AS type) AS type NOT NULL)
      // -> CAST(x AS type NOT NULL)
      // applies.  TODO jvs 15-Dec-2008:  consider
      // similar cases for precision changes.
      if (!(operands[0] instanceof RexCall)) {
        return;
      }
      RexCall innerCast = (RexCall) operands[0];
      if (innerCast.getOperator() != SqlStdOperatorTable.castFunc) {
        return;
      }
      if (innerCast.getOperands().length != 1) {
        return;
      }
      RelDataTypeFactory typeFactory = preparingStmt.getFarragoTypeFactory();
      RelDataType outerTypeNullable = typeFactory.createTypeWithNullability(outerCastType, true);
      RelDataType innerTypeNullable = typeFactory.createTypeWithNullability(operandType, true);
      if (outerTypeNullable != innerTypeNullable) {
        return;
      }
      if (operandType.isNullable()) {
        removableCasts.add(innerCast);
      }
    }