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010    
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016    */
017    package org.apache.commons.inject.util;
018    
019    
020    /**
021     * A utility class for dealing with generics.
022     */
023    public class Generics {
024            /** Casts the parameter into the given result type.
025             * {@em Warning:} Using this method is inheritly unsafe, because it's
026             * tricking out the compiler. (Use it at your own risk.) On the other
027             * hand, it is an effective way to omit unnecessary compiler warnings.
028             */
029            public static <T> T cast(Object pObject) {
030                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
031                    final T t = (T) pObject;
032                    return t;
033            }
034    }