Casts (emaze-dysfunctional 5.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- net.emaze.dysfunctional.Casts

```
public abstract class Casts
extends Object
```
widen, widener, narrow, narrower, vary, variator.

Author:

rferranti

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Casts()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Casts()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static <R,T extends R> R`	`narrow(T value)` Performs an upcast on a value.
`static <R,T extends R> Delegate<R,T>`	`narrower()` Creates a delegate performing a narrowing cast.
`static <R,T> Delegate<R,T>`	`variator()` Creates a delegate performing a reinterpret cast on a value.
`static <R,T> R`	`vary(T value)` Performs a reinterpret cast on a value.
`static <R,T> R`	`widen(T value)` Performs a downcast on a value.
`static <T,R extends T> Delegate<R,T>`	`widener()` Creates a delegate performing a widening cast.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Casts
```
public Casts()
```
- Method Detail
  - widen
```
public static <R,T> R widen(T value)
```
    Performs a downcast on a value.
    
    Type Parameters:
    R - the resulting type
    T - the source type
    Parameters:
    value - the value to be cast
    
    Returns:
    the resulting value
  - widener
```
public static <T,R extends T> Delegate<R,T> widener()
```
    Creates a delegate performing a widening cast.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the resulting type
    R - the source type
    
    Returns:
    the delegate
  - narrow
```
public static <R,T extends R> R narrow(T value)
```
    Performs an upcast on a value.
    
    Type Parameters:
    R - the resulting type
    T - the source type
    Parameters:
    value - the value to be cast
    
    Returns:
    the resulting value
  - narrower
```
public static <R,T extends R> Delegate<R,T> narrower()
```
    Creates a delegate performing a narrowing cast.
    
    Type Parameters:
    R - the resulting type
    T - the source type
    
    Returns:
    the delegate
  - vary
```
public static <R,T> R vary(T value)
```
    Performs a reinterpret cast on a value.
    
    Type Parameters:
    R - the resulting type
    T - the source type
    Parameters:
    value - the value to be cast
    
    Returns:
    the resulting value
  - variator
```
public static <R,T> Delegate<R,T> variator()
```
    Creates a delegate performing a reinterpret cast on a value.
    
    Type Parameters:
    R - the resulting type
    T - the source type
    
    Returns:
    the delegate

Class Casts

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Casts

Method Detail

widen

widener

narrow

narrower

vary

variator