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package org.apache.logging.log4j.util;
@InternalApi
public final class Cast {
/**
* Returns the provided object cast to the generic parameter type or null when the argument is null.
*
* @param o object to cast
* @param the type to cast
* @return object after casting or null if the object was null
* @throws ClassCastException if the object cannot be cast to the provided type
*/
public static T cast(final Object o) {
if (o == null) {
return null;
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
final T t = (T) o;
return t;
}
private Cast() {}
}