Here you can find the source of toLong(Object o)
public static long toLong(Object o)
//package com.java2s; /*// ww w . ja va 2 s.c om * Copyright (C) 2009 JavaRosa * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ public class Main { public static long toLong(Object o) { if (o instanceof Byte) { return (Byte) o; } else if (o instanceof Short) { return (Short) o; } else if (o instanceof Integer) { return (Integer) o; } else if (o instanceof Long) { return (Long) o; } else if (o instanceof Character) { return (Character) o; } else { throw new ClassCastException(); } } }