Here you can find the source of cast(Object o, Class extends T> clazz)
public static <T> T cast(Object o, Class<? extends T> clazz)
//package com.java2s; /*********************************************************************************************************************** * //from w ww . j a va2 s .co m * Copyright (C) 2013, 2014 by huanju (http://www.yy.com) * http://www.yy.com/ * *********************************************************************************************************************** * * 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 <T> T cast(Object o, Class<? extends T> clazz) { if (o == null || clazz == null || !clazz.isAssignableFrom(o.getClass())) return null; return clazz.cast(o); } }