001    /**
002     * =========================================
003     * LibFormula : a free Java formula library
004     * =========================================
005     *
006     * Project Info:  http://reporting.pentaho.org/libformula/
007     *
008     * (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation and Contributors.
009     *
010     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
011     * of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
012     * either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
013     *
014     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
015     * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
016     * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
017     *
018     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
019     * library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
020     * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
021     *
022     * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
023     * in the United States and other countries.]
024     *
025     *
026     * ------------
027     * $Id: TypeRegistryUtility.java 2753 2007-04-10 14:12:55Z taqua $
028     * ------------
029     * (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation.
030     */
031    
032    package org.jfree.formula.typing;
033    
034    /**
035     * Creation-Date: 10.04.2007, 14:23:22
036     *
037     * @author Thomas Morgner
038     */
039    public class TypeRegistryUtility
040    {
041      private TypeRegistryUtility()
042      {
043      }
044    
045      public static Number convertToNumber (final TypeRegistry registry,
046                                            final Type type,
047                                            final Object value,
048                                            final Number defaultValue)
049      {
050        if (value == null)
051        {
052          return defaultValue;
053        }
054        try
055        {
056          return registry.convertToNumber(type, value);
057        }
058        catch (TypeConversionException e)
059        {
060          return defaultValue;
061        }
062      }
063    }