Java Object Type Case castToArray(Object object)

Description

cast To Array

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
object	a parameter

Return

Array of objects

Declaration

public static Object[] castToArray(Object object) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from www .j a va 2  s. co m
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright (c) <2010> <Bruno P. Kinoshita>
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

public class Main {
    public static final Object[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new Object[0];

    /**
     * 
     * @param object
     * @return Array of objects
     */
    public static Object[] castToArray(Object object) {
        Object[] array = null;

        if (object != null) {
            if (object instanceof String) {
                array = EMPTY_ARRAY;
            } else {
                array = (Object[]) object;
            }
        }

        return array;
    }
}

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