aopp_deconv_tool.cast

module documentation

Contains routines for casting to and from types. Generally useful for simple data marshalling to and from text

Exception	`CastException`	If casts fail, throw this exception
Function	`to`	Casts an object to a type
Function	`to_any`	Casts and object to any of the given types.

def to(x: Any, atype: type) -> type: ¶

Casts an object to a type

Parameters
x:`Any`	any Object to cast
atype:`type`	type type to cast to
Returns
`type`	x casted to `atype`, throws CastException on failure.

def to_any(x: Any, types: Iterable[type]) -> Any: ¶

Casts and object to any of the given types.

Parameters
x:`Any`	Any Object to cast
types:`Iterable[type]`	Iterable[type] Iterable (e.g., list) of the types to attempt to cast to. Once one cast succeeds, the others are not attempted.
Returns
`Any`	`x` casted to the first type that succeeds. Throws CastException on failure.