/* ==========================================
* JGraphT : a free Java graph-theory library
* ==========================================
*
* Project Info: http://jgrapht.sourceforge.net/
* Project Creator: Barak Naveh (http://sourceforge.net/users/barak_naveh)
*
* (C) Copyright 2003-2008, by Barak Naveh and Contributors.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
* License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
* Inc.,
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
/* -----------------
* TypeUtil.java
* -----------------
* (C) Copyright 2006-2008, by John V. Sichi and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: John V. Sichi
* Contributor(s): -
*
* $Id: TypeUtil.java 725 2010-11-26 01:24:28Z perfecthash $
*
* Changes
* -------
* 07-May-2006 : Initial version (JVS);
*/
package edu.nd.nina.util;
/**
* TypeUtil isolates type-unsafety so that code which uses it for legitimate
* reasons can stay warning-free.
*
* @author John V. Sichi
*/
public class TypeUtil<T>
{
//~ Methods ----------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Casts an object to a type.
*
* @param o object to be cast
* @param typeDecl conveys the target type information; the actual value is
* unused and can be null since this is all just stupid compiler tricks
*
* @return the result of the cast
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> T uncheckedCast(Object o, TypeUtil<T> typeDecl)
{
return (T) o;
}
}
// End TypeUtil.java