TypeErasure

java.lang.Object

etithespirit.orimod.util.TypeErasure

public final class TypeErasure extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

TypeErasure()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static <T> T

eraseAndTreatAsGeneric(Object in)

A method that (hilariously) abuses Java's type erasure to allow crudely casting into any generic type to make the compiler happy and the engineers sad.

static <T> T[]

translateArray(Object[] in, Class<T> tType)

Translates an array of Object[] into an array of T[]

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- TypeErasure
  
  public TypeErasure()
Method Details
- eraseAndTreatAsGeneric
  
  public static <T> T eraseAndTreatAsGeneric(Object in)
  
  A method that (hilariously) abuses Java's type erasure to allow crudely casting into any generic type to make the compiler happy and the engineers sad.
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  T - The type of the generic.
  
  Parameters:
  
  in - The object to treat as a generic type.
  
  Returns:
  
  The exact same object, except the Java compiler thinks its an instance of T now lol.
- translateArray
  
  public static <T> T[] translateArray(Object[] in, Class<T> tType)
  
  Translates an array of Object[] into an array of T[]
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  T - The type of the array.
  
  Parameters:
  
  in - The arbitrary array.
  
  tType - The class to use when creating the array.
  
  Returns:
  
  An array with a more specific type.