Java Object to String objectToString(Object o)

Description

Emulate Object.toString on an object even if toString() was overridden.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
o	Object.

Return

A string similar to o.toString() with the Object.toString() version of the method, or "null" if o is null.

Declaration

public static String objectToString(Object o)

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published

public class Main {
    /**//from  w  w  w  .ja  v a 2 s.c  om
     * Emulate <code>Object.toString</code> on an object even if <code>toString()</code> was
     * overridden.
     * 
     * @param o Object.
     * 
     * @return A string similar to <code>o.toString()</code> with the <code>Object.toString()</code>
     *   version of the method, or &quot;null&quot; if <code>o</code> is <code>null</code>.
     */
    public static String objectToString(Object o) {

        if (o == null)
            return "null";

        return o.getClass().getName() + "@" + Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(o));
    }
}