Java String to convertString(String s, Class cls)

Description

Convert a string into an object of given type.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	a string
cls	the type to convert the string to

Return

object of given type

Declaration

public static Object convertString(String s, Class<?> cls) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    /**//w  ww  .j  av a2s  . c  o  m
     * Convert a string into an object of given type.
     * 
     * @param s    a string
     * @param cls  the type to convert the string to
     * @return object of given type
     */
    public static Object convertString(String s, Class<?> cls) {
        if (cls == Integer.class) {
            return Integer.valueOf(s);
        } else if (cls == String.class) {
            return s;
        } else {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Don't know how to convert string to " + cls.getName());
        }
    }
}

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