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//package com.java2s;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts the given object to an object of the specified type. The object is
     * casted directly if possible, or else a new object is created using the
     * destination type's public constructor that takes the original object as
     * input (except when converting to {@link String}, which uses the
     * {@link Object#toString()} method instead). In the case of primitive types,
     * returns an object of the corresponding wrapped type. If the destination
     * type does not have an appropriate constructor, returns null.
     * 
     * @param <T> Type to which the object should be converted.
     * @param value The object to convert.
     * @param type Type to which the object should be converted.
     */
    public static <T> T convert(final Object value, final Class<T> type) {
        if (value == null)
            return getNullValue(type);

        // ensure type is well-behaved, rather than a primitive type
        final Class<T> saneType = getNonprimitiveType(type);

        // cast the existing object, if possible
        if (canCast(value, saneType))
            return cast(value, saneType);

        // special cases for strings
        if (value instanceof String) {
            // source type is String
            final String s = (String) value;
            if (s.isEmpty()) {
                // return null for empty strings
                return getNullValue(type);
            }

            // use first character when converting to Character
            if (saneType == Character.class) {
                final Character c = new Character(s.charAt(0));
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                final T result = (T) c;
                return result;
            }
        }
        if (saneType == String.class) {
            // destination type is String; use Object.toString() method
            final String sValue = value.toString();
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            final T result = (T) sValue;
            return result;
        }

        // wrap the original object with one of the new type, using a constructor
        try {
            final Constructor<T> ctor = saneType.getConstructor(value.getClass());
            return ctor.newInstance(value);
        } catch (final Exception exc) {
            // no known way to convert
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the "null" value for the given type. For non-primitives, this will
     * actually be null. For primitives, it will be zero for numeric types, false
     * for boolean, and the null character for char.
     */
    public static <T> T getNullValue(final Class<T> type) {
        final Object defaultValue;
        if (type == boolean.class)
            defaultValue = false;
        else if (type == byte.class)
            defaultValue = (byte) 0;
        else if (type == char.class)
            defaultValue = '\0';
        else if (type == double.class)
            defaultValue = 0d;
        else if (type == float.class)
            defaultValue = 0f;
        else if (type == int.class)
            defaultValue = 0;
        else if (type == long.class)
            defaultValue = 0L;
        else if (type == short.class)
            defaultValue = (short) 0;
        else
            defaultValue = null;
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        final T result = (T) defaultValue;
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the non-primitive {@link Class} closest to the given type.
     * <p>
     * Specifically, the following type conversions are done:
     * <ul>
     * <li>boolean.class becomes Boolean.class</li>
     * <li>byte.class becomes Byte.class</li>
     * <li>char.class becomes Character.class</li>
     * <li>double.class becomes Double.class</li>
     * <li>float.class becomes Float.class</li>
     * <li>int.class becomes Integer.class</li>
     * <li>long.class becomes Long.class</li>
     * <li>short.class becomes Short.class</li>
     * <li>void.class becomes Void.class</li>
     * </ul>
     * All other types are unchanged.
     * </p>
     */
    public static <T> Class<T> getNonprimitiveType(final Class<T> type) {
        final Class<?> destType;
        if (type == boolean.class)
            destType = Boolean.class;
        else if (type == byte.class)
            destType = Byte.class;
        else if (type == char.class)
            destType = Character.class;
        else if (type == double.class)
            destType = Double.class;
        else if (type == float.class)
            destType = Float.class;
        else if (type == int.class)
            destType = Integer.class;
        else if (type == long.class)
            destType = Long.class;
        else if (type == short.class)
            destType = Short.class;
        else if (type == void.class)
            destType = Void.class;
        else
            destType = type;
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        final Class<T> result = (Class<T>) destType;
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether objects of the given class can be cast to the specified
     * type.
     * 
     * @see #cast(Object, Class)
     */
    public static boolean canCast(final Class<?> c, final Class<?> type) {
        return type.isAssignableFrom(c);
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the given object can be cast to the specified type.
     * 
     * @see #cast(Object, Class)
     */
    public static boolean canCast(final Object obj, final Class<?> type) {
        return canCast(obj.getClass(), type);
    }

    /**
     * Casts the given object to the specified type, or null if the types are
     * incompatible.
     */
    public static <T> T cast(final Object obj, final Class<T> type) {
        if (!canCast(obj, type))
            return null;
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        final T result = (T) obj;
        return result;
    }
}