TypeTool (g9 Common 2.8.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- no.g9.support.TypeTool

```
public class TypeTool
extends Object
```
Various helper methods for type conversions etc. This class may change without notice in a later version of g9.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

TypeTool()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`TypeTool()`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static String`	`addRoleNamePrefix(String attributeName, String roleName)` Adds the specified roleName as prefix to the attribute name.
`static String`	`asBeanBooleanGetter(String fieldName)` Construct a JavaBean style getter method name from the given field name, boolean "is" style.
`static String`	`asBeanGetter(String fieldName)` Construct a JavaBean style getter method name from the given field name.
`static String`	`asBeanSetter(String fieldName)` Construct a JavaBean style setter method name from the given field name.
`static void`	`breakpoint()` Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
`static int`	`compareTo(boolean a, boolean b)` Regular compare to.
`static int`	`compareTo(char a, char b)` Regular compare to.
`static int`	`compareTo(double a, double b)` Regular compare to.
`static int`	`compareTo(float a, float b)` Regular compare to.
`static int`	`compareTo(int a, int b)` Regular compare to.
`static int`	`compareTo(long a, long b)` Regular compare to.
`static int`	`compareTo(Object a, Object b)` null safe compareTo.
`static Boolean`	`convert(boolean b)` Converts a boolean to a Boolean
`static boolean`	`convert(boolean data, boolean field)` Converts a boolean into a boolean.
`static byte`	`convert(byte data, byte field)` Converts a byte into a byte.
`static Character`	`convert(char primitive)` Converts a char to a Character
`static Date`	`convert(Date data, Date field)` Converts a Date into a Date.
`static Object`	`convert(double primitive)` Converts a double to a Double
`static Object`	`convert(float primitive)` Converts a float to a Float
`static String`	`convert(G9Enumerator n)` BUGGY? Converts the specified enumerator to a string represenatation of the current value.
`static Object`	`convert(int primitive)` Converts an int to an Integer, or "" if it is 0
`static int`	`convert(int data, int field)` Converts a int into an int.
`static Object`	`convert(long primitive)` Converts a long to a Long
`static String`	`convert(Numeric n)` Converts the specified numeric to it's string representation.
`static Object`	`convert(Object o)` If a null object is converted, an empty string is returned
`static Object`	`convert(short primitive)` Converts a short to a Short
`static boolean`	`convert(String data, boolean field)` Converts a String into a boolean.
`static byte`	`convert(String data, byte field)` Converts a String into a byte.
`static char`	`convert(String data, char field)` Converts a String into a char.
`static Date`	`convert(String data, Date field)` Converts a String into a Date.
`static double`	`convert(String data, double field)` Converts a String into a double.
`static float`	`convert(String data, float field)` Converts a String into a float.
`static G9Enumerator`	`convert(String data, G9Enumerator field)` Converts the string to a G9 Enumerator.
`static int`	`convert(String data, int field)` Converts a String into an int.
`static long`	`convert(String data, long field)` Converts a String into a long.
`static Numeric`	`convert(String data, Numeric field)` Converts a String into a Numeric.
`static short`	`convert(String data, short field)` Converts a String into a short.
`static String`	`convert(String data, String field)` Converts a String into a String.
`static Date`	`convert(String day, String month, String year, Date d)` Converts the specifed day, month and year to a date.
`static Boolean`	`convertIgnore(boolean primitive, boolean ignoreZero)` Convert the primitive.
`static Character`	`convertIgnore(char primitive, boolean ignoreZero)` Convert the primitive.
`static Object`	`convertIgnore(double primitive, boolean ignoreZero)` Convert the primitive.
`static Object`	`convertIgnore(float primitive, boolean ignoreZero)` Convert the primitive.
`static String`	`convertIgnore(G9Enumerator n, boolean ignoreZero)` BUGGY.
`static Object`	`convertIgnore(int primitive, boolean ignoreZero)` Convert the primitive.
`static Object`	`convertIgnore(long primitive, boolean ignoreZero)` Convert the primitive.
`static String`	`convertIgnore(Numeric n, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts a numeric to it's string representation.
`static Object`	`convertIgnore(Object o, boolean ignoreZero)` If a null object is converted, an empty string is returned
`static Object`	`convertIgnore(short primitive, boolean ignoreZero)` Convert the primitive.
`static boolean`	`convertTobool(boolean b)` Converts a boolean to a boolean.
`static boolean`	`convertTobool(Boolean b)` Converts a Boolean to a boolean.
`static Date`	`convertToDate(String data)` Converts the specified string to a date
`static int`	`convertToInt(G9Enumerator arg)` Converts the specified argument to an int.
`static int`	`convertToInt(int n)` Dummy method - returns the specified int
`static int`	`convertToInt(Numeric arg)` Converts the specified argument to an int.
`static int`	`convertToInt(String arg)` Converts the specified argument to an int.
`static String`	`convertToString(boolean b)` Converts a boolean to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(boolean b, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts a boolean to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(char c)` Converts a char to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(char c, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts a char to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(double d)` Converts a double to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(double d, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts a double to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(float f)` Converts a float to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(float f, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts a float to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(int i)` Converts an int to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(int i, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts an int to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(long l)` Converts a long to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(long l, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts a long to a String.
`static String`	`convertToString(Object o)` Converts an Object to String using toString().
`static String`	`convertToString(Object ob, boolean ignoreZero)` Converts an Object to String using toString().
`static boolean`	`differ(Object value1, Object value2)` Check if the two value differs.
`static List`	`disjunctList(List fromLista, List fromListb, G9Comparator objComp)` Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
`static List`	`disjunctListBinary(List fromLista, List fromListb, G9Comparator objComp)` Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
`static boolean`	`equals(boolean a, boolean b)` Regular equals.
`static boolean`	`equals(double a, double b)` Regular equals.
`static boolean`	`equals(long a, long b)` Regular equals.
`static boolean`	`equals(Object a, Object b)` Null safe equals.
`static String`	`getAttributeClassName(Object owner, String field)` Returns the attribute class name
`static String`	`getAttributeClassNameMethod(Object owner, String field)` REturns the getter method name for the specified field
`static <E> Collection<E>`	`getDefaultCollection()` Returns a new instance of the default collection type.
`static Class<? extends Collection>`	`getDefaultCollectionType()` Returns the class object representing the default collection type.
`static <E> List<E>`	`getDefaultList()` Returns a new instance of the default list type.
`static Class<? extends List>`	`getDefaultListType()` Returns the class object representing the default list type.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`getDefaultMap()` Returns a new instance of the default map type.
`static Class<? extends Map>`	`getDefaultMapType()` Returns the class object representing the default map type.
`static <E> Set<E>`	`getDefaultSet()` Returns a new instance of the default set type.
`static Class<? extends Set>`	`getDefaultSetType()` Returns the class object representing the default set type.
`static String`	`getRoleNamePrefix(String roleAttributeName)` Returns the role name prefix of the specified String.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(boolean primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero (always true for boolean)
`static boolean`	`hasValue(byte primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(char primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(Date d)` Checks if the date field is assigned to a Date object.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(double primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(float primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(G9Enumerator e)` Returns true if the G9Enumeator is not null and has a different value than 0.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(int primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(long primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(Numeric n)` Checks if the Numeric field is assigned to a Numeric object.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(short primitive)` Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
`static boolean`	`hasValue(String t)` Returns true if the string is not null and not empty.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(boolean x)` Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(char x)` Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(Date x)` Check if the specified date is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(double x)` Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(float x)` Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(int x)` Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(long x)` Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(Object x)` Check if the specified object is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isBoolean(String x)` Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, boolean i)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, byte i)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, char i)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, Date d)` Check if the specified string represents a valid date.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, double i)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, float i)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, int i)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isConsistant(String t, Object o)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(String s)` Convenience method, checks if the specified String is either empty (""), or consists entirely of blanks (" "), or is a null-pointer, in which case it returns `true`
`static boolean`	`isEnumerator(boolean a, String field)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isEnumerator(byte a, String field)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isEnumerator(char a, String field)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isEnumerator(float a, String field)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isEnumerator(int a, String field)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isEnumerator(long a, String field)` Dummy method.
`static boolean`	`isEnumerator(Object owner, String field)` Check if the `owner` is an enumerator.
`static boolean`	`isEnumeratorMethod(boolean a, String field)` Dummy method, checks if the specified field is an enumerator.
`static boolean`	`isEnumeratorMethod(char a, String field)` Dummy method, checks if the specified field is an enumerator.
`static boolean`	`isEnumeratorMethod(int a, String field)` Dummy method, checks if the specified field is an enumerator.
`static boolean`	`isEnumeratorMethod(Object owner, String field)` Check if the field is an enumerator
`static boolean`	`isVmVersion(String version)` Check the java version.
`static boolean`	`isVmVersion1_4()` Check if java vm version is 1.4
`static String`	`leadingZeroes(int intToConvert, int length)` Deprecated. Since 8.2.1b. Use java.text.DecimalFormat instead
`static Date`	`parse(String arg)` Parses the string to a Date
`static Map<String,String>`	`quickIndex(String[] tabSequence, boolean next)` Returns the tab sequence map
`static void`	`reflectAssign(Object to, String field, String value)` Performs assing using retrospection on field 'field' of type class 'fieldClassName' in object 'to', with the value 'value'
`static void`	`reflectAssignMethod(Object to, String field, String value)` Assigns the specified value using reflection.
`static void`	`reflectCopy(Object from, String field, Object to)` Copies the specified attribute from the `from` object to the `to` object.
`static void`	`reflectCopyMethod(Object from, String field, Object to)` This method uses reflection to copy the field "field" from object "from" to object "to".
`static <E> Set<E>`	`reHash(Set<E> serializedSet)` Creates a new set, and adds all instances contained in the specified set to the new set.
`static String`	`replace(String str, String o, String n, boolean all)` Replaces a string with a string in a string.
`static boolean`	`safeCopy(boolean field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static byte`	`safeCopy(byte field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static char`	`safeCopy(char field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static Date`	`safeCopy(Date field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static double`	`safeCopy(double field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static float`	`safeCopy(float field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static G9Enumerator`	`safeCopy(G9Enumerator field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static int`	`safeCopy(int field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static long`	`safeCopy(long field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static Numeric`	`safeCopy(Numeric field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static short`	`safeCopy(short field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static String`	`safeCopy(String field)` Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
`static void`	`setDefaultCollection(Collection<?> collection)` Sets the default collection type to be of the same type as `collection`
`static void`	`setDefaultCollectionType(Class<? extends Collection> collectionType)` Sets the default type for collection.
`static void`	`setDefaultList(List<?> list)` Sets the default list type to be of the same type as `list`
`static void`	`setDefaultListType(Class<? extends List> listType)` Sets the default type for list.
`static void`	`setDefaultMap(Map<?,?> map)` Sets the default map type to be of the same type as `map`
`static void`	`setDefaultMapType(Class<? extends Map> mapType)` Sets the default type for map.
`static void`	`setDefaultSet(Set<?> set)` Sets the default set type to be of the same type as `set`
`static void`	`setDefaultSetType(Class<? extends Set> setType)` Sets the default type for set.
`static String`	`stripEnd(String str)` Strip trailing whitespace from end of string.
`static String`	`stripRoleNamePrefix(String attr, String roleName)` Removes the specified role name prefix from the supplied attribute string.
`static String`	`superDateFormat(String d)` Formats the specified string according to CustomDate.superDateFormat.
`static Object`	`toObject(boolean b)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static Object`	`toObject(byte b)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static Object`	`toObject(char c)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static Object`	`toObject(double d)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static Object`	`toObject(float f)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static Object`	`toObject(int i)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static Object`	`toObject(long l)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static Object`	`toObject(Object o)` Just return the object...
`static Object`	`toObject(short s)` Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
`static List`	`unionLists(List fromLista, List fromListb, G9Comparator objComp)` Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
`static List`	`uniqueList(List l, G9Comparator comp)` Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
`static boolean`	`viewFieldDiffer(Object fieldValue1, Object fieldValue2)` Check if the two field values differs.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - TypeTool
```
public TypeTool()
```
- Method Detail
  - getDefaultMapType
```
public static final Class<? extends Map> getDefaultMapType()
```
    Returns the class object representing the default map type.
    
    Returns:
    
    class representing the default map type.
  - setDefaultMapType
```
public static final void setDefaultMapType(Class<? extends Map> mapType)
```
    Sets the default type for map. Consecutive invokations of getDefaultMap returns instances of mapType
    
    Parameters:
    
    mapType - class implementing the Map interface.
  - getDefaultMap
```
public static final <K,V> Map<K,V> getDefaultMap()
```
    Returns a new instance of the default map type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    K - Key type for returned map
    
    V - Valie type for returned map
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Map instance
  - setDefaultMap
```
public static final void setDefaultMap(Map<?,?> map)
```
    Sets the default map type to be of the same type as map
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - object representing the (new) default map type.
  - getDefaultSetType
```
public static final Class<? extends Set> getDefaultSetType()
```
    Returns the class object representing the default set type.
    
    Returns:
    
    class representing the default set type.
  - setDefaultSetType
```
public static final void setDefaultSetType(Class<? extends Set> setType)
```
    Sets the default type for set. Consecutive invokations of getDefaultSet returns instances of setType
    
    Parameters:
    
    setType - class implementing the Set interface.
  - getDefaultSet
```
public static final <E> Set<E> getDefaultSet()
```
    Returns a new instance of the default set type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - Element type for the Set
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Set instance
  - reHash
```
public static <E> Set<E> reHash(Set<E> serializedSet)
```
    Creates a new set, and adds all instances contained in the specified set to the new set. The purpose of this method is to ensure that the new set is hashed properly according to the invoking VM's hashing algorithm.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - Type of set elements
    
    Parameters:
    
    serializedSet - the set to be re-hashed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the new rehashed set
  - setDefaultSet
```
public static final void setDefaultSet(Set<?> set)
```
    Sets the default set type to be of the same type as set
    
    Parameters:
    
    set - object representing the (new) default set type.
  - getDefaultListType
```
public static final Class<? extends List> getDefaultListType()
```
    Returns the class object representing the default list type.
    
    Returns:
    
    class representing the default list type.
  - setDefaultListType
```
public static final void setDefaultListType(Class<? extends List> listType)
```
    Sets the default type for list. Consecutive invokations of getDefaultList returns instances of listType
    
    Parameters:
    
    listType - class implementing the List interface.
  - getDefaultList
```
public static final <E> List<E> getDefaultList()
```
    Returns a new instance of the default list type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - Element type for List
    
    Returns:
    
    a new List instance
  - setDefaultList
```
public static final void setDefaultList(List<?> list)
```
    Sets the default list type to be of the same type as list
    
    Parameters:
    
    list - object representing the (new) default list type.
  - getDefaultCollectionType
```
public static final Class<? extends Collection> getDefaultCollectionType()
```
    Returns the class object representing the default collection type.
    
    Returns:
    
    class representing the default collection type.
  - setDefaultCollectionType
```
public static final void setDefaultCollectionType(Class<? extends Collection> collectionType)
```
    Sets the default type for collection. Consecutive invokations of getDefaultCollection returns instances of collectionType
    
    Parameters:
    
    collectionType - class implementing the Collection interface.
  - getDefaultCollection
```
public static final <E> Collection<E> getDefaultCollection()
```
    Returns a new instance of the default collection type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - Element type for Collection
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Collection instance
  - setDefaultCollection
```
public static final void setDefaultCollection(Collection<?> collection)
```
    Sets the default collection type to be of the same type as collection
    
    Parameters:
    
    collection - object representing the (new) default map type.
  - isVmVersion
```
public static final boolean isVmVersion(String version)
```
    Check the java version. It simply checks to see if System.getProperty("java.version") starts with the input string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    version - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if java vm version property contains the version string
  - isVmVersion1_4
```
public static final boolean isVmVersion1_4()
```
    Check if java vm version is 1.4
    
    Returns:
    
    true if java vm is 1.4
  - leadingZeroes
```
@Deprecated
public static String leadingZeroes(int intToConvert,
                                               int length)
```
    Deprecated. Since 8.2.1b. Use java.text.DecimalFormat instead
    
    This method puts leading zeroes in front of a number which is an int intToConvert is the int that will used to add leading zeroes to length is the length of the string that will be returned Example: String tmp = leadingZeroes(2, 4); returns "0002"
    
    Parameters:
    
    intToConvert - the int to prefix with leading zeroes.
    
    length - the length of the text (including leading zeroes)
    
    Returns:
    
    a text with leading zeroes
  - reflectCopyMethod
```
public static void reflectCopyMethod(Object from,
                                     String field,
                                     Object to)
```
    This method uses reflection to copy the field "field" from object "from" to object "to". The field must be public. It support the regular Java basic types, and in addition it support String, Date, G9s Numeric and G9s Enumerators. (Enumerators must always inherit from G9Enumerator, and nothing but that)
    
    Parameters:
    
    from - the object to copy from
    
    field - the attribute to copy
    
    to - the object to copy to
  - replace
```
public static String replace(String str,
                             String o,
                             String n,
                             boolean all)
```
    Replaces a string with a string in a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - The original string.
    
    o - The string to replace.
    
    n - The string to change to.
    
    all - true if all occurrences should be changed, false if just the first.
    
    Returns:
    
    the new string.
  - disjunctListBinary
```
@Deprecated
public static List disjunctListBinary(List fromLista,
                                                  List fromListb,
                                                  G9Comparator objComp)
```
    Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
    
    Returns a list of all elements from fromLista that are not contained in fromListb(disjunct) Requires a comparator(with equals implemented) for the objects contained in the two Lists. Requires that the list in fromListb is possible to sort.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fromLista - list of candidates to return
    
    fromListb - the list of elements to not return
    
    objComp - the comparator
    
    Returns:
    
    a new list containing elements unique to fromLista
  - reflectCopy
```
public static void reflectCopy(Object from,
                               String field,
                               Object to)
```
    Copies the specified attribute from the from object to the to object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    from - the object to copy from
    
    field - the field to copy
    
    to - the object to copy to.
  - quickIndex
```
public static Map<String,String> quickIndex(String[] tabSequence,
                                            boolean next)
```
    Returns the tab sequence map
    
    Parameters:
    
    tabSequence - array of tab sequence
    
    next - boolean flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the tab sequence map
  - disjunctList
```
@Deprecated
public static List disjunctList(List fromLista,
                                            List fromListb,
                                            G9Comparator objComp)
```
    Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
    
    Returns a list of all elements from fromLista that are not contained in fromListb(disjunct) Requires a comparator(with equals implemented) for the objects caontained in the two Lists.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fromLista - the list containing all elements
    
    fromListb - the list containing the elements that will be removed
    
    objComp - the comparator
    
    Returns:
    
    a list containing elements unique to the fromLista list.
  - unionLists
```
@Deprecated
public static List unionLists(List fromLista,
                                          List fromListb,
                                          G9Comparator objComp)
```
    Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
    
    Returns a list which is the union of fromLista and fromListb(A u B) Requires a comparator(with equals implemented) for the objects caontained in the two Lists.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fromLista - a list
    
    fromListb - a list
    
    objComp - the comparator
    
    Returns:
    
    a new list containg the elements present in both lists.
  - reflectAssignMethod
```
public static void reflectAssignMethod(Object to,
                                       String field,
                                       String value)
```
    Assigns the specified value using reflection.
    
    Parameters:
    
    to - The object to assign the value to.
    
    field - The attribute to assign to.
    
    value - The value to assign.
  - reflectAssign
```
public static void reflectAssign(Object to,
                                 String field,
                                 String value)
```
    Performs assing using retrospection on field 'field' of type class 'fieldClassName' in object 'to', with the value 'value'
    
    Parameters:
    
    to - The object to assign to
    
    field - The attribute to assign to
    
    value - The value to assign.
  - getAttributeClassNameMethod
```
public static String getAttributeClassNameMethod(Object owner,
                                                 String field)
```
    REturns the getter method name for the specified field
    
    Parameters:
    
    owner - the object with the field
    
    field - the attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the get-method name
  - getAttributeClassName
```
public static String getAttributeClassName(Object owner,
                                           String field)
```
    Returns the attribute class name
    
    Parameters:
    
    owner - the object with the attribute
    
    field - the name of the attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the attribute class name.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Object convertIgnore(int primitive,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Convert the primitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to wrap
    
    ignoreZero - if true zero values will converted to the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Object convert(int primitive)
```
    Converts an int to an Integer, or "" if it is 0
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Object convertIgnore(short primitive,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Convert the primitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to wrap
    
    ignoreZero - if true zero values will converted to the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Object convert(short primitive)
```
    Converts a short to a Short
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Object convertIgnore(long primitive,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Convert the primitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to wrap
    
    ignoreZero - if true zero values will converted to the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Object convert(long primitive)
```
    Converts a long to a Long
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Object convertIgnore(double primitive,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Convert the primitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to wrap
    
    ignoreZero - if true zero values will converted to the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Object convert(double primitive)
```
    Converts a double to a Double
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Object convertIgnore(float primitive,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Convert the primitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to wrap
    
    ignoreZero - if true zero values will converted to the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Object convert(float primitive)
```
    Converts a float to a Float
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Boolean convertIgnore(boolean primitive,
                                    boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Convert the primitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to wrap
    
    ignoreZero - if true zero values will converted to the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Boolean convert(boolean b)
```
    Converts a boolean to a Boolean
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - the boolean to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted boolean.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Character convertIgnore(char primitive,
                                      boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Convert the primitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to wrap
    
    ignoreZero - if true zero values will converted to the empty string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Character convert(char primitive)
```
    Converts a char to a Character
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static String convertIgnore(Numeric n,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts a numeric to it's string representation. If the ignoreZero flag is true, zero values will be returned as an empty string ("").
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the numeric to convert
    
    ignoreZero - boolean flag indicating if zero should be ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of the numeric value.
  - convert
```
public static String convert(Numeric n)
```
    Converts the specified numeric to it's string representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the numeric to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of the numeric value.
  - convertIgnore
```
public static String convertIgnore(G9Enumerator n,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    BUGGY. Converts the enumerator to a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the enumerator to convert
    
    ignoreZero - the ignore zero flag.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of the specified enumerator.
  - convert
```
public static String convert(G9Enumerator n)
```
    BUGGY? Converts the specified enumerator to a string represenatation of the current value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the enumerator to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of the enumerator's current value
  - convertIgnore
```
public static Object convertIgnore(Object o,
                                   boolean ignoreZero)
```
    If a null object is converted, an empty string is returned
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to convert
    
    ignoreZero - the ignore zero flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - convert
```
public static Object convert(Object o)
```
    If a null object is converted, an empty string is returned
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted object.
  - parse
```
public static Date parse(String arg)
```
    Parses the string to a Date
    
    Parameters:
    
    arg - the string to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    a date
  - convert
```
public static Date convert(String day,
                           String month,
                           String year,
                           Date d)
```
    Converts the specifed day, month and year to a date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    day - the day
    
    month - the month
    
    year - the year
    
    d - this parameter is not used any more.
    
    Returns:
    
    a date
  - convert
```
public static byte convert(String data,
                           byte field)
```
    Converts a String into a byte.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a byte.
  - convert
```
public static byte convert(byte data,
                           byte field)
```
    Converts a byte into a byte.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The byte to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The data converted to a byte.
  - convert
```
public static short convert(String data,
                            short field)
```
    Converts a String into a short.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a short.
  - convert
```
public static int convert(String data,
                          int field)
```
    Converts a String into an int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to an int.
  - convert
```
public static int convert(int data,
                          int field)
```
    Converts a int into an int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The int to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The int data converted to an int.
  - convert
```
public static boolean convert(String data,
                              boolean field)
```
    Converts a String into a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a boolean.
  - convert
```
public static boolean convert(boolean data,
                              boolean field)
```
    Converts a boolean into a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The boolean to be copied.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The boolean data "converted" to a boolean.
  - convert
```
public static String convert(String data,
                             String field)
```
    Converts a String into a String. Quite stupid, but nice when you autogenerate code and do not want to differ :-)
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a String
  - convert
```
public static char convert(String data,
                           char field)
```
    Converts a String into a char.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a char
  - convert
```
public static float convert(String data,
                            float field)
```
    Converts a String into a float.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a float
  - convert
```
public static double convert(String data,
                             double field)
```
    Converts a String into a double.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a double
  - convert
```
public static long convert(String data,
                           long field)
```
    Converts a String into a long.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a long
  - convert
```
public static Date convert(String data,
                           Date field)
```
    Converts a String into a Date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String data converted to a Date using yyyy.MM.dd .
    
    See Also:
    
    Date
  - convertToDate
```
public static Date convertToDate(String data)
```
    Converts the specified string to a date
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the string date
    
    Returns:
    
    a date.
  - convert
```
public static Date convert(Date data,
                           Date field)
```
    Converts a Date into a Date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The Date to be returned. (No copy here)
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Date data returned as a Date
  - convert
```
public static Numeric convert(String data,
                              Numeric field)
```
    Converts a String into a Numeric.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The String to be converted.
    
    field - Field used to control which convert method is to be called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String converted to a Numeric.
  - convert
```
public static G9Enumerator convert(String data,
                                   G9Enumerator field)
```
    Converts the string to a G9 Enumerator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the current value (an int as string)
    
    field - the enumerator.
    
    Returns:
    
    the enumerator with current value updated.
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(Object ob,
                                     boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts an Object to String using toString().
    
    Parameters:
    
    ob - the object to convert
    
    ignoreZero - the ignoreZero flag (not used by this method)
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted string object
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(Object o)
```
    Converts an Object to String using toString().
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted string object
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(int i,
                                     boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts an int to a String. Flag decides if zero should be ""
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - The primitive to convert
    
    ignoreZero - The ignore zero flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(int i)
```
    Converts an int to a String. Zero is set to ""
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - The primitive to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(boolean b)
```
    Converts a boolean to a String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - The primitive to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(boolean b,
                                     boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts a boolean to a String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - The primitive to convert
    
    ignoreZero - The ignore zero flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(char c)
```
    Converts a char to a String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - The primitive to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(char c,
                                     boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts a char to a String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - The primitive to convert
    
    ignoreZero - The ignore zero flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(float f)
```
    Converts a float to a String. 0 is returned as "".
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - The primitive to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(float f,
                                     boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts a float to a String. Flag decides if zero should be ""
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - The primitive to convert
    
    ignoreZero - The ignore zero flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(double d)
```
    Converts a double to a String. 0 is returned as "".
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - The primitive to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(double d,
                                     boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts a double to a String. Flag decides if zero should be ""
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - The primitive to convert
    
    ignoreZero - The ignore zero flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(long l)
```
    Converts a long to a String. 0 is returned as "".
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - The primitive to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted primitive
  - convertToString
```
public static String convertToString(long l,
                                     boolean ignoreZero)
```
    Converts a long to a String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - The primitive to convert
    
    ignoreZero - The ignore zero flag
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted primitive
  - convertTobool
```
public static boolean convertTobool(Boolean b)
```
    Converts a Boolean to a boolean. The method is null safe, that is returns false if b is null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - An Boolean object
    
    Returns:
    
    The boolean value held by b
  - convertTobool
```
public static boolean convertTobool(boolean b)
```
    Converts a boolean to a boolean. No convertion is needed, so the primitive boolean value is return unchanged.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - An boolean
    
    Returns:
    
    The boolean value held by b
  - convertToInt
```
public static int convertToInt(int n)
```
    Dummy method - returns the specified int
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the int to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the int
  - convertToInt
```
public static int convertToInt(String arg)
```
    Converts the specified argument to an int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    arg - the argument to convert to an int
    
    Returns:
    
    an int
  - convertToInt
```
public static int convertToInt(G9Enumerator arg)
```
    Converts the specified argument to an int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    arg - the argument to convert to an int
    
    Returns:
    
    an int
  - convertToInt
```
public static int convertToInt(Numeric arg)
```
    Converts the specified argument to an int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    arg - the argument to convert to an int
    
    Returns:
    
    an int
  - safeCopy
```
public static byte safeCopy(byte field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static boolean safeCopy(boolean field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static char safeCopy(char field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static short safeCopy(short field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static int safeCopy(int field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static long safeCopy(long field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static float safeCopy(float field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static double safeCopy(double field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static String safeCopy(String field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static Date safeCopy(Date field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static G9Enumerator safeCopy(G9Enumerator field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
    
    See Also:
    
    safeCopy(String f)
  - safeCopy
```
public static Numeric safeCopy(Numeric field)
```
    Used to make sure that a field is safely copied. This one makes a new copy of the Numeric field.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the value to copy
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied value
  - breakpoint
```
@Deprecated
public static void breakpoint()
```
    Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
    
    A breakpoint.
  - equals
```
public static boolean equals(long a,
                             long b)
```
    Regular equals. Compares two integer numbers and returns true if they are equal.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - the first number to compare
    
    b - the second number to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    a == b
  - equals
```
public static boolean equals(double a,
                             double b)
```
    Regular equals. Compares two numbers and returns true if they are equal
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - the first number to compare
    
    b - the second number to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    a == b
  - equals
```
public static boolean equals(boolean a,
                             boolean b)
```
    Regular equals. Compares two booleans and returns true if they are equal
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - the first boolean to compare
    
    b - the second boolean to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    a == b
  - equals
```
public static boolean equals(Object a,
                             Object b)
```
    Null safe equals. Compares two object references for equality. The alogoritm is as follows: if (a == null && b == null) { return true; } else { return a != null && a.equals(b); }
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - the first object to compare
    
    b - the second object to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if both object are null or they are equal.
  - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(int a,
                            int b)
```
    Regular compare to.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - A
    
    b - B
    
    Returns:
    
    a - b
  - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(boolean a,
                            boolean b)
```
    Regular compare to.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - A
    
    b - B
    
    Returns:
    
    a - b
  - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(long a,
                            long b)
```
    Regular compare to.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - A
    
    b - B
    
    Returns:
    
    a - b
  - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(char a,
                            char b)
```
    Regular compare to.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - A
    
    b - B
    
    Returns:
    
    a - b
  - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(float a,
                            float b)
```
    Regular compare to.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - A
    
    b - B
    
    Returns:
    
    a - b
  - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(double a,
                            double b)
```
    Regular compare to.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - A
    
    b - B
    
    Returns:
    
    a - b
  - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(Object a,
                            Object b)
```
    null safe compareTo.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - A
    
    b - B
    
    Returns:
    
    a - b
  - isEnumeratorMethod
```
public static boolean isEnumeratorMethod(Object owner,
                                         String field)
```
    Check if the field is an enumerator
    
    Parameters:
    
    owner - the object with the field
    
    field - the name of the field
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the field is an enumerator.
  - isEnumeratorMethod
```
public static boolean isEnumeratorMethod(int a,
                                         String field)
```
    Dummy method, checks if the specified field is an enumerator. Will always returne false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored
    
    field - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumeratorMethod
```
public static boolean isEnumeratorMethod(boolean a,
                                         String field)
```
    Dummy method, checks if the specified field is an enumerator. Will always returne false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored
    
    field - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumeratorMethod
```
public static boolean isEnumeratorMethod(char a,
                                         String field)
```
    Dummy method, checks if the specified field is an enumerator. Will always returne false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored
    
    field - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumerator
```
public static boolean isEnumerator(Object owner,
                                   String field)
```
    Check if the owner is an enumerator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    owner - the object to check
    
    field - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    true if owner is an instance of G9Enumerator.
  - isEnumerator
```
public static boolean isEnumerator(int a,
                                   String field)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored.
    
    field - ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumerator
```
public static boolean isEnumerator(boolean a,
                                   String field)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored.
    
    field - ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumerator
```
public static boolean isEnumerator(long a,
                                   String field)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored.
    
    field - ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumerator
```
public static boolean isEnumerator(float a,
                                   String field)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored.
    
    field - ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumerator
```
public static boolean isEnumerator(char a,
                                   String field)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored.
    
    field - ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isEnumerator
```
public static boolean isEnumerator(byte a,
                                   String field)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - ignored.
    
    field - ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   int i)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return true
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - ignored.
    
    i - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   float i)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return true
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - ignored.
    
    i - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   double i)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return true
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - ignored.
    
    i - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   byte i)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return true
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - ignored.
    
    i - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   char i)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return true
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - ignored.
    
    i - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   boolean i)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return true
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - ignored.
    
    i - ignored
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   Date d)
```
    Check if the specified string represents a valid date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - a string representation of a date
    
    d - a date
    
    Returns:
    
    true if t can be parsed to a date.
  - isConsistant
```
public static boolean isConsistant(String t,
                                   Object o)
```
    Dummy method. Will always return true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - ingored.
    
    o - ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(boolean x)
```
    Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(double x)
```
    Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(String x)
```
    Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(int x)
```
    Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(float x)
```
    Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(long x)
```
    Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(Date x)
```
    Check if the specified date is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the date to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(char x)
```
    Check if the specified primitive is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - isBoolean
```
public static boolean isBoolean(Object x)
```
    Check if the specified object is a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the object to check
    
    Returns:
    
    false
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(String t)
```
    Returns true if the string is not null and not empty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the string to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the string is not null or empty.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(Date d)
```
    Checks if the date field is assigned to a Date object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - the date to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the date is not null.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(Numeric n)
```
    Checks if the Numeric field is assigned to a Numeric object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the numeric to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the numeric is not null and not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(G9Enumerator e)
```
    Returns true if the G9Enumeator is not null and has a different value than 0.
    
    Parameters:
    
    e - the enumerator to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if not null and not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(int primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the primitive is not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(boolean primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero (always true for boolean)
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(float primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the primitive is not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(double primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the primitive is not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(long primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the primitive is not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(char primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the primitive is not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(short primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the primitive is not zero.
  - hasValue
```
public static boolean hasValue(byte primitive)
```
    Check that the specified primitive is not zero.
    
    Parameters:
    
    primitive - the primitive to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the primitive is not zero.
  - uniqueList
```
@Deprecated
public static List uniqueList(List l,
                                          G9Comparator comp)
```
    Deprecated. Since 8.2.1.b
    
    Returns a list with unique elements based on the GenovaComparator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - the list of elements
    
    comp - the comparator specifying when elements are equal.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of unique elements.
  - superDateFormat
```
public static String superDateFormat(String d)
```
    Formats the specified string according to CustomDate.superDateFormat.
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - the string to format
    
    Returns:
    
    the formatted string.
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(int i)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(long l)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(byte b)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(short s)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(boolean b)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(double d)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(float f)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(char c)
```
    Convert a primary type to wrapper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - toObject
```
public static Object toObject(Object o)
```
    Just return the object...
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    new wrapper object
  - asBeanGetter
```
public static String asBeanGetter(String fieldName)
```
    Construct a JavaBean style getter method name from the given field name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    "get<Property>"
  - asBeanBooleanGetter
```
public static String asBeanBooleanGetter(String fieldName)
```
    Construct a JavaBean style getter method name from the given field name, boolean "is" style.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    "is<Property>"
  - asBeanSetter
```
public static String asBeanSetter(String fieldName)
```
    Construct a JavaBean style setter method name from the given field name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - (missing javadoc)
    
    Returns:
    
    "set<Property>"
  - isEmpty
```
public static boolean isEmpty(String s)
```
    Convenience method, checks if the specified String is either empty (""), or consists entirely of blanks (" "), or is a null-pointer, in which case it returns true
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the string to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the string is either empty or null
  - stripEnd
```
public static String stripEnd(String str)
```
    Strip trailing whitespace from end of string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - input string
    
    Returns:
    
    a new string with trailing whitespace removed, or input string if null, empty or without trailing whitespace
  - getRoleNamePrefix
```
public static String getRoleNamePrefix(String roleAttributeName)
```
    Returns the role name prefix of the specified String. If roleAttributeName contais a '.', the substring from index 0 to the index of the '.' is returned. Otherwise the returned value is null.
    Examples: getRoleNamePrefix("foo.bar"); returns "foo".
    getRoleNamePrefix("foobar"); returns null.
    getRoleNamePrefix(".bar"); returns "".
    
    Parameters:
    
    roleAttributeName - the string specifying an attribute and possibly a role name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the role name
  - stripRoleNamePrefix
```
public static String stripRoleNamePrefix(String attr,
                                         String roleName)
```
    Removes the specified role name prefix from the supplied attribute string. The role name prefix is only removed if the attr string starts with the string and the first character after the string is a '.'. Thus stripRoleNamePrefix("foo.bar", "foo") returns "bar" stripRoleNamePrefix("foox.bar", "foo" returns "foox.bar"
    
    Parameters:
    
    attr - the string with attribute name and possibly a role name
    
    roleName - the role name to strip from the attr string
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the attribute without the role name prefix.
  - addRoleNamePrefix
```
public static String addRoleNamePrefix(String attributeName,
                                       String roleName)
```
    Adds the specified roleName as prefix to the attribute name. If the attributeName is already prefixed with the roleName the attributeName is returned unaltered. Else it is prefixed with the role name and returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeName - the name of the attribute.
    
    roleName - the name of the role.
    
    Returns:
    
    the prefixed attribute name.
  - differ
```
public static final boolean differ(Object value1,
                                   Object value2)
```
    Check if the two value differs. This method does not rely upon the symmetry contract of equals, since it is broken in at least one common case (timestamp vs. date). Both values might be null (considered not different).
    
    Parameters:
    
    value1 - the first value to compare
    
    value2 - the second value to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the values differ.
  - viewFieldDiffer
```
public static final boolean viewFieldDiffer(Object fieldValue1,
                                            Object fieldValue2)
```
    Check if the two field values differs. This method is similar to differ(Object, Object), but with special treatment of Strings: Trailing blanks are ignored, and an empty string is considered equal to a null string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldValue1 - the first value to compare
    
    fieldValue2 - the second value to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the values differ.

Class TypeTool

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

TypeTool

Method Detail

getDefaultMapType

setDefaultMapType

getDefaultMap

setDefaultMap

getDefaultSetType

setDefaultSetType

getDefaultSet

reHash

setDefaultSet

getDefaultListType

setDefaultListType

getDefaultList

setDefaultList

getDefaultCollectionType

setDefaultCollectionType

getDefaultCollection

setDefaultCollection

isVmVersion

isVmVersion1_4

leadingZeroes

reflectCopyMethod

replace

disjunctListBinary

reflectCopy

quickIndex

disjunctList

unionLists

reflectAssignMethod

reflectAssign

getAttributeClassNameMethod

getAttributeClassName

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

convertIgnore

convert

parse

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convert

convertToDate

convert

convert

convert

convertToString

convertToString

convertToString