com.javaranch.common
Class CastMap

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.AbstractMap
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        +--java.util.HashMap
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              +--com.javaranch.common.CastMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map, java.io.Serializable

public class CastMap

extends java.util.HashMap

This hashtable gives some extra casting help.

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Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Paul Wheaton

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My goal in giving this away and maintaining the copyright is to hopefully direct developers back to JavaRanch.

The original source can be found at JavaRanch

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Author:

Paul Wheaton

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CastMap()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key)
java.lang.String	getTrimmedString(java.lang.String key)

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

CastMap

public CastMap()

Method Detail

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key)

Parameters:

key - - the key whose associated value is to be returned.

Returns:

the value, cast to a String, to which this map maps the specified key, or the String "null" if the map contains no mapping for this key.

getTrimmedString

public java.lang.String getTrimmedString(java.lang.String key)

Parameters:

key - - the key whose associated value is to be returned.

Returns:

the value, cast to a String and trimmed of white space, to which this map maps the specified key, or the String "null" if the map contains no mapping for this key.