Java Utililty Methods Object to String

List of utility methods to do Object to String

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The list of methods to do Object to String are organized into topic(s).

Method

StringcastString(Object o)
cast String 
return String.valueOf(o);
StringcastString(Object obj)
cast String 
return castString(obj, "");
StringcastString(Object obj, String defaultValue)
cast String 
return obj != null ? String.valueOf(obj) : defaultValue;
StringcastString(Object val)
cast String 
try {
    return val != null ? val.toString() : "null";
} catch (Exception e) {
    return "<ERR: " + e.getMessage() + ">";
StringcastToString(Object inValue)
cast To String 
return cast(inValue, (String) null);
StringcastToString(Object object)
Sometimes ELP's version of cast is misbehaving 
return object == null ? null : object.toString();
StringcastToString(Object value)
cast To String 
if (value == null) {
    return null;
return value.toString();
String[]castToStringArray(Object[] array)
EPL has embedded cast method, but it doesn't cover arrays 
if (array != null) {
    String[] retArray = new String[array.length];
    int i = 0;
    for (Object element : array) {
        retArray[i] = element == null ? null : element.toString();
        i++;
    return retArray;
...
StringobjectToString(final Object value)
For Visual Studio compatibility. 
if (value instanceof Double) {
    return doubleToString((Double) value);
} else {
    return value.toString();
StringobjectToString(Object a_Object)
Makes object to string if it is null then empty string "" is returned
Advantage of this is that it is handling nulls correctly 
if (a_Object != null) {
    return a_Object.toString();
} else {
    return "";