package org.jboss.resteasy.util;

Author:
Bill Burke
Version:
$Revision: 1 $/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:bill@burkecentral.com">Bill Burke</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1 $
 */
public class StringToPrimitive
{
   
Include string as a primitive type
Params:
primitiveType – 
Returns:
/**
    * Include string as a primitive type
    *
    * @param primitiveType
    * @return
    */
   public static boolean isPrimitive(Class<?> primitiveType) {
      return primitiveType.isPrimitive() || primitiveType.equals(String.class);
   }

   public static Object stringToPrimitiveBoxType(Class<?> primitiveType, String value)
   {
      if (primitiveType.equals(String.class)) return value;
      if (primitiveType.equals(boolean.class))
      {
         if (value == null) return Boolean.FALSE;
         return Boolean.valueOf(value);
      }
      else if (primitiveType.equals(char.class))
      {
         if(value==null)
         {
            return Character.valueOf(Character.MIN_VALUE);
         }
         else if (value.length() != 1) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
         }
         return Character.valueOf(value.charAt(0));
      }
      if (value == null) value = "0";
      if (primitiveType.equals(int.class)) return Integer.valueOf(value);
      if (primitiveType.equals(long.class)) return Long.valueOf(value);
      if (primitiveType.equals(double.class)) return Double.valueOf(value);
      if (primitiveType.equals(float.class)) return Float.valueOf(value);
      if (primitiveType.equals(byte.class)) return Byte.valueOf(value);
      if (primitiveType.equals(short.class)) return Short.valueOf(value);
      if (primitiveType.equals(boolean.class)) return Boolean.valueOf(value);
      return null;

   }
}