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package org.eclipse.ocl.pivot.utilities;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil;
/**
* Certain generic utility operations on objects.
*
* @author Christian W. Damus (cdamus)
*/
public class ObjectUtil {
/**
* Disposes of the specified <tt>object</tt>. If, in particular, it is
* an {@link EObject}, then it and all of its contents will have their
* adapter-lists cleared.
*
* @param object an object to dispose
*/
public static void dispose(Object object) {
if (object instanceof EObject) {
EObject eObject = (EObject) object;
eObject.eAdapters().clear();
for (Iterator<EObject> iter = EcoreUtil.getAllContents(eObject,
false); iter.hasNext();) {
iter.next().eAdapters().clear();
}
} else if (object instanceof Collection<?>) {
for (Object next : ((Collection<?>) object)) {
dispose(next);
}
}
}
}