a Java alternative to my SSJS getValueAsVector helper function https://gist.github.com/edm00se/8301433

Util.java

/**
 * Java method version of my getValueAsVector SSJS helper function.
 * 
 * Primarily accounts for Vector, any List, or String values as
 * input object. The newly created Vectors are Vector<Object> as
 * it's generic enough to work.
 * 
 * One day, IBM will upgrade the
 * JVM to >=1.7, which will let us switch off a String value, letting
 * me achieve the same thing as with the SSJS implementation.
 * 
 * @param obj Object to examine.
 * @return Vector of value(s) from originating Object.
 */
public static Vector<?> getValueAsVector(Object obj) {
  if(obj instanceof java.util.Vector){
    return (Vector<?>) obj;
  }else if( obj instanceof ArrayList ) {
    List<?> o = (List<?>) obj;
    Vector<Object> tmpVec = new Vector<Object>();
    for(int i=0;i<o.size();i++){
      tmpVec.add(o.get(i));
    }
    return tmpVec;
  }else {
    Vector<Object> tmpVec = new Vector<Object>();
    tmpVec.add(obj);
    return tmpVec;
  }
}