Package com.aquima.interactions.expressions.coercion

Class Coercion

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.expressions.coercion.Coercion

public final class Coercion
extends Object

Utility class helping with type conversion etc. Coercion is a term in compiler technology which states that type coercion is only possible to 'convert' a type to another type without loss of data. All other type conversions which can result in data loss are NOT coercion.

Since:

6.0

Author:

F. van der Meer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	isCoercableTo(DataType currentType, DataType expectedType)	Are the types convertable without losing information.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

isCoercableTo

public static boolean isCoercableTo(DataType currentType,
 DataType expectedType)

Are the types convertable without losing information. (i.e. coercable).

Parameters:

currentType - The type for which the conversion is requested.

expectedType - The type to which the conversions should take place.

Returns:

true when the type can be coerced to the resulting type