# 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](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLLkpNLEn1T8pKTS7RUFDKSixLVNKB0Ho5iXnper6JJRlKCpp6JflBiSmZiXnFGgogSefEYpD6lPzSpJxUoA5DCwM9AwVNBU1rLgCAgBlm)

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

```

Result: 3.141592653589793

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxNjsEKgzAMQO9%2BRfCkMKq7je244WGwDfYH0Qat2Fba1P3%2BWipj5JCQ5L2kaeBqzUaOAWO1yC54ZQ08g%2B7JAdvYvuOGIG3oF4LVKa1YbVQ0P9IDTwQmE8dTK1qQNDoin3iHUqHxEL1mzC5NPFl5hgfyJNi%2B80a1n9jZuvg4xXQLeq1gcIRMr36mgSso52gpDzmLBc0okqqE%2Bs8GaTigT%2FvZHIn8XZ3iUnwBDBpUJw%3D%3D)

```java
// 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 ) ) );

```

## Related

* [ApplicationRestart](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/applicationrestart)
* [ApplicationStartTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/applicationstarttime)
* [ApplicationStop](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/applicationstop)
* [BoxAnnounce](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxannounce)
* [BoxAnnounceAsync](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxannounceasync)
* [BoxAST](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxast)
* [BoxModuleReload](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxmodulereload)
* [BoxRegisterInterceptionPoints](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxregisterinterceptionpoints)
* [BoxRegisterInterceptor](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxregisterinterceptor)
* [BoxRegisterRequestInterceptor](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxregisterrequestinterceptor)
* [BoxUnregisterInterceptor](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxunregisterinterceptor)
* [BoxUnregisterRequestInterceptor](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/boxunregisterrequestinterceptor)
* [CallStackGet](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/callstackget)
* [CreateGUID](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/createguid)
* [CreateObject](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/createobject)
* [CreateUUID](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/createuuid)
* [DE](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/de)
* [DebugBoxContexts](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/debugboxcontexts)
* [Dump](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/dump)
* [Duplicate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/duplicate)
* [echo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/echo)
* [EncodeForHTML](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/encodeforhtml)
* [GetApplicationMetadata](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getapplicationmetadata)
* [GetBaseTagData](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getbasetagdata)
* [GetBaseTagList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getbasetaglist)
* [GetBaseTemplatePath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getbasetemplatepath)
* [GetBoxContext](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getboxcontext)
* [GetBoxRuntime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getboxruntime)
* [GetBoxVersionInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getboxversioninfo)
* [GetClassMetadata](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getclassmetadata)
* [GetComponentList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getcomponentlist)
* [GetContextRoot](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getcontextroot)
* [GetCurrentTemplatePath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getcurrenttemplatepath)
* [GetFileFromPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getfilefrompath)
* [GetFunctionCalledName](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getfunctioncalledname)
* [GetFunctionList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getfunctionlist)
* [GetModuleInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getmoduleinfo)
* [GetModuleList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getmodulelist)
* [GetRequestClassLoader](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getrequestclassloader)
* [GetSemver](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getsemver)
* [GetSystemSetting](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/getsystemsetting)
* [GetTempDirectory](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/gettempdirectory)
* [GetTickCount](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/gettickcount)
* [htmlEditFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/htmleditformat)
* [IIF](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/iif)
* [Invoke](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/invoke)
* [IsInstanceOf](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/isinstanceof)
* [ObjectDeserialize](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/objectdeserialize)
* [ObjectSerialize](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/objectserialize)
* [PagePoolClear](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/pagepoolclear)
* [Print](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/print)
* [Println](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/println)
* [RunThreadInContext](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/runthreadincontext)
* [SessionInvalidate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/sessioninvalidate)
* [SessionRotate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/sessionrotate)
* [SessionStartTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/sessionstarttime)
* [Sleep](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/sleep)
* [SystemCacheClear](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/systemcacheclear)
* [SystemExecute](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/systemexecute)
* [SystemOutput](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/systemoutput)
* [Throw](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/throw)
* [Trace](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/trace)
* [URLDecode](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/urldecode)
* [URLEncodedFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/urlencodedformat)
* [writeDump](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/writedump)
* [WriteLog](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/writelog)
* [WriteOutput](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/system/writeoutput)


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