- @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
- public static <T> T checkInstanceOf(Object value, Class<T> type) {
- if(!type.isInstance(value))
- throw new IllegalArgumentException();
- return (T) value;
+ @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+ public static <T> T checkInstanceOf(final Object value, final Class<T> type) {
+ if (!type.isInstance(value)) {
+ throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Value %s is not of type %s", value, type));
+ }
+ return type.cast(value);