JavaCast

Cast a variable to a specified Java type

Method Signature

JavaCast(type=[string], variable=[any])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
type	string	true	The name of a Java primitive or a Java class name.
variable	any	true	The variable, Java object, or array to cast.

Examples

Convert a Boxlang Number to a Java double primitive

Converts the number 180.0 degrees to radians using Java method: Math.toRadians(double degrees)

Run Example

createObject( "java", "java.lang.Math" ).toRadians( javaCast( "double", 180.0 ) );

Result: 3.141592653589793

Additional Examples

Run Example

// Convert a Boxlang Number to a Java double primitive
// Converts the number 180.0 degrees to radians using Java method: Math.toRadians(double degrees)
writeDump( createObject( "java", "java.lang.Math" ).toRadians( javacast( "double", 180.0 ) ) );

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