Package onl.ycode.stormify

Class TypeUtils

java.lang.Object

onl.ycode.stormify.TypeUtils

public final class TypeUtils
extends Object

Utility class for converting between different types and handling exceptions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <F, T> T	castTo(Class<T> targetClass, F value)	Convert a value to the target class
static Class<?>	getWrapper(Class<?> primitive)	Get the boxed type class for a primitive class
static <F, T> Function<F,T>	registerConversion(Class<F> sourceClass, Class<T> targetClass, Function<F,T> converter)	Register a conversion function from sourceClass to targetClass.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

castTo

public static <F,
T> T castTo(Class<T> targetClass,
 F value)

Convert a value to the target class

Type Parameters:

F - the source class type

T - the target class type

Parameters:

targetClass - the target class

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

registerConversion

public static <F,
T> Function<F,T> registerConversion(Class<F> sourceClass,
 Class<T> targetClass,
 Function<F,T> converter)

Register a conversion function from sourceClass to targetClass. This function will provide custom conversion between classes, when casting objects of different types.

Type Parameters:

F - the source class type

T - the target class type

Parameters:

sourceClass - the source class that needs to be converted

targetClass - the target class that the data should be converted to

converter - the function that will convert the data

Returns:

the previous conversion function if it was already registered

getWrapper

public static Class<?> getWrapper(Class<?> primitive)

Get the boxed type class for a primitive class

Parameters:

primitive - the primitive class

Returns:

the boxed class