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 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
 *
 * 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
 *
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package com.google.common.base;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

This class provides default values for all Java types, as defined by the JLS.
Author:
Ben Yu
Since:
1.0/**
 * This class provides default values for all Java types, as defined by the JLS.
 *
 * @author Ben Yu
 * @since 1.0
 */
@GwtIncompatible
public final class Defaults {
  private Defaults() {}

  private static final Double DOUBLE_DEFAULT = Double.valueOf(0d);
  private static final Float FLOAT_DEFAULT = Float.valueOf(0f);

  
Returns the default value of type as defined by JLS --- 0 for numbers, 
false for boolean and '\0' for char. For non-primitive types and void, null is returned. /**
   * Returns the default value of {@code type} as defined by JLS --- {@code 0} for numbers, {@code
   * false} for {@code boolean} and {@code '\0'} for {@code char}. For non-primitive types and
   * {@code void}, {@code null} is returned.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <T> @Nullable T defaultValue(Class<T> type) {
    checkNotNull(type);
    if (type == boolean.class) {
      return (T) Boolean.FALSE;
    } else if (type == char.class) {
      return (T) Character.valueOf('\0');
    } else if (type == byte.class) {
      return (T) Byte.valueOf((byte) 0);
    } else if (type == short.class) {
      return (T) Short.valueOf((short) 0);
    } else if (type == int.class) {
      return (T) Integer.valueOf(0);
    } else if (type == long.class) {
      return (T) Long.valueOf(0L);
    } else if (type == float.class) {
      return (T) FLOAT_DEFAULT;
    } else if (type == double.class) {
      return (T) DOUBLE_DEFAULT;
    } else {
      return null;
    }
  }
}