/**
* Decodes a String into an object of the specified type. If the object type is not supported,
* null will be returned.
*
* @param type the type of the property.
* @param value the encode String value to decode.
* @return the String value decoded into the specified type.
* @throws Exception If decoding failed due to an error.
*/
private static Object decode(Class type, String value) throws Exception {
if (type.getName().equals("java.lang.String")) {
return value;
}
if (type.getName().equals("boolean")) {
return Boolean.valueOf(value);
}
if (type.getName().equals("int")) {
return Integer.valueOf(value);
}
if (type.getName().equals("long")) {
return Long.valueOf(value);
}
if (type.getName().equals("float")) {
return Float.valueOf(value);
}
if (type.getName().equals("double")) {
return Double.valueOf(value);
}
if (type.getName().equals("java.lang.Class")) {
return Class.forName(value);
}
return null;
}
