de.galan.commons.util

Class Generics

java.lang.Object

de.galan.commons.util.Generics

public class Generics
extends Object

Helpermethods, that simplify working with generics.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Generics()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	cast(Object x) Casts an object by type inference.
static <T> Class<T>	getClass(T t) Returns the generic Class object for a given argument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Generics

public Generics()

Method Detail

cast

public static <T> T cast(Object x)

Casts an object by type inference. see also http://weblogs.java.net/blog/emcmanus/archive/2007/03/getting_rid_of.html

Parameters:

x - Object that will be casted

getClass

public static <T> Class<T> getClass(T t)

Returns the generic Class object for a given argument.

Type Parameters:

T - Type the argument returns

Parameters:

t - object to check