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: OperatorUtility.java 2716 2007-04-01 13:51:58Z taqua $
028     * ------------
029     * (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation.
030     */
031    package org.jfree.formula.operators;
032    
033    import java.math.BigDecimal;
034    
035    /**
036     * Creation-Date: 03.11.2006, 18:47:18
037     *
038     * @author Thomas Morgner
039     */
040    public class OperatorUtility
041    {
042      private OperatorUtility()
043      {
044      }
045    
046      public static BigDecimal getAsBigDecimal(final Number number)
047      {
048        if (number instanceof BigDecimal)
049        {
050          return (BigDecimal) number;
051        }
052        return new BigDecimal(number.toString());
053      }
054    
055    }