org.apache.aries.jmx.util
Class TypeUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.aries.jmx.util.TypeUtils

public class TypeUtils
extends Object

This class provides common utilities related to type conversions for the MBean implementations

Version:

$Rev: 896239 $ $Date: 2010-01-05 22:02:23 +0000 (Tue, 05 Jan 2010) $

Field Summary

static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>>	mathTypes
static Map<Class<? extends Object>,Class<? extends Object>>	primitiveToWrapper
static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>>	primitiveTypes
static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>>	types
static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>>	wrapperTypes

Method Summary

static Map<String,String>	fromDictionary(Dictionary<String,String> dictionary) Converts a Dictionary object to a Map
static <T> T	fromString(Class<T> type, String value) Converts a String value to an Object of the specified type
static Long[]	toLong(long[] array) Converts primitive long[] array to Long[]
static long[]	toPrimitive(Long[] array) Converts Long[] array to primitive

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

primitiveTypes

public static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>> primitiveTypes

wrapperTypes

public static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>> wrapperTypes

mathTypes

public static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>> mathTypes

primitiveToWrapper

public static Map<Class<? extends Object>,Class<? extends Object>> primitiveToWrapper

types

public static Map<String,Class<? extends Object>> types

Method Detail

fromDictionary

public static Map<String,String> fromDictionary(Dictionary<String,String> dictionary)

Converts a Dictionary object to a Map

Parameters:

dictionary -

Returns:

toLong

public static Long[] toLong(long[] array)

Converts primitive long[] array to Long[]

Parameters:

array -

Returns:

toPrimitive

public static long[] toPrimitive(Long[] array)

Converts Long[] array to primitive

Parameters:

array -

Returns:

fromString

public static <T> T fromString(Class<T> type,
                               String value)

Converts a String value to an Object of the specified type

Parameters:

type - one of types listed in types

value -

Returns:

instance of class type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if type or value are null or if the Class type does not support a valueOf() or cannot be converted to a wrapper type