Java Object to Float objectToFloat(Object o)

Description

Convert an object to a Float.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
o	Object to convert

Return

Float converted from object, or null if the object couldn't be converted

Declaration

public static Float objectToFloat(Object o) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
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 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * 
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 * 
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert an object to a Float.
     * 
     * @param o
     *            Object to convert
     * @return Float converted from object, or null if the object couldn't be
     *         converted
     */
    public static Float objectToFloat(Object o) {
        if (o == null) {
            return null;
        }
        if (o instanceof Float) {
            return (Float) o;
        }
        try {
            return Float.valueOf(o.toString());
        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. castToFloat(final double v)
2. castToFloat(final String uid)
3. objectToFloat(Object obj)
4. objectToInt(Object o)
5. objectToInt(Object o)
6. objectToInt(Object obj)