Sugar (de.galan:commons 1.2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- de.galan.commons.util.Sugar

```
public class Sugar
extends Object
```
Simple syntax sugar/shortener

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Sugar()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <T> T`	`cast(Object x)`	Casts an object by type inference.
`<T> T`	`fallback(T val, T fallback)`	Returns the given value, or the fallback if the value is null.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`not(Predicate<T> t)`	Negates the given Predicate
`static <T> Optional<T>`	`optional(T value)`	Shortens the Optional.ofNullable(..) syntax.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Sugar
```
public Sugar()
```
- Method Detail
  - optional
```
public static <T> Optional<T> optional(T value)
```
    Shortens the Optional.ofNullable(..) syntax.
  - fallback
```
public <T> T fallback(T val,
                      T fallback)
```
    Returns the given value, or the fallback if the value is null.
  - not
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> not(Predicate<T> t)
```
    Negates the given Predicate
  - 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 See Generics
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - Object that will be casted