Package com.yahoo.reflection

Class Casting

  • public class Casting
extends java.lang.Object
    Utility methods for doing casting
    Author:
    Tony Vaagenes

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Casting()  

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static <T> java.util.Optional<T> cast​(java.lang.Class<T> targetClass, java.lang.Object instance)
      Returns the casted instance if it is assignment-compatible with targetClass, or empty otherwise.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • Casting

        public Casting()

    • Method Detail

      • cast

        public static <T> java.util.Optional<T> cast​(java.lang.Class<T> targetClass,
                                             java.lang.Object instance)
        Returns the casted instance if it is assignment-compatible with targetClass, or empty otherwise.
        See Also:
        Class.isInstance(Object)