ShortTypeHandling (Groovy 2.5.0)
Date: 2018-05-27

org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling

## Class ShortTypeHandling

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.ShortTypeHandling

-     public class ShortTypeHandling
      extends java.lang.Object

  Class providing various short paths for type conversions. Read the comments to what conditions have to be met to get valid results! Any method here must not depend on the groovy runtime.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ShortTypeHandling()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static java.lang.Character` | `castToChar(java.lang.Object object)`
    `static java.lang.Class` | `castToClass(java.lang.Object object)`
    `static java.lang.Enum` | `castToEnum(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.Enum> type)` this class requires that the supplied enum is not fitting a Collection case for casting
    `static java.lang.String` | `castToString(java.lang.Object object)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ShortTypeHandling

          public ShortTypeHandling()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### castToClass

          public static java.lang.Class castToClass(java.lang.Object object)

    - #### castToString

          public static java.lang.String castToString(java.lang.Object object)

    - #### castToEnum

          public static java.lang.Enum castToEnum(java.lang.Object object,
                                                  java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.Enum> type)

      this class requires that the supplied enum is not fitting a Collection case for casting

    - #### castToChar

          public static java.lang.Character castToChar(java.lang.Object object)