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package org.apache.geode.internal.lang;
/**
* The Initializer class is a utility class to identify Initable objects and initialize them by
* calling their init method.
* <p/>
*
* @see org.apache.geode.internal.lang.Initable
* @since GemFire 8.0
*/
public class Initializer {
/**
* Initializes the specified Object by calling it's init method if and only if the Object
* implements the Initable interface.
* <p/>
*
* @param initableObj the Object targeted to be initialized.
* @return true if the target Object was initialized using an init method; false otherwise.
* @see org.apache.geode.internal.lang.Initable#init()
*/
public static boolean init(final Object initableObj) {
if (initableObj instanceof Initable) {
((Initable) initableObj).init();
return true;
}
return false;
}
}