TypeUtils


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16  package org.apache.commons.jxpath.util;
17  
18  /**
19   * Global type conversion utilities.
20   *
21   * @author Dmitri Plotnikov
22   * @version $Revision: 1.13 $ $Date: 2004/02/29 14:17:43 $
23   */
24  public class TypeUtils {
25      private static TypeConverter typeConverter = new BasicTypeConverter();
26  
27      /**
28       * Install an alternative type converter.
29       */
30      public static synchronized void setTypeConverter(TypeConverter converter) {
31          typeConverter = converter;
32      }
33  
34      /**
35       * Returns the current type converter.
36       */
37      public static TypeConverter getTypeConverter() {
38          return typeConverter;
39      }
40  
41      /**
42       * Returns true if the global converter can convert the supplied
43       * object to the specified type.
44       */
45      public static boolean canConvert(Object   object, Class   toType) {
46          return typeConverter.canConvert(object, toType);
47      }
48  
49      /**
50       * Converts the supplied object to the specified type. May
51       * throw a RuntimeException.
52       */
53      public static Object   convert(Object   object, Class   toType) {
54          return typeConverter.convert(object, toType);
55      }
56  }
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