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  package org.apache.activemq.util;
  
  import java.util.Map;
  
  /**
   * A bunch of utility methods for working with maps
   * 
   * 
   */
  public final class MapHelper {
  
      private MapHelper() {
      }
  
      /**
       * Extracts the value from the map and coerces to a String
       */
      public static String getString(Map map, String key) {
          Object answer = map.get(key);
          return (answer != null) ? answer.toString() : null;
      }
  
      /**
       * Extracts the value from the map and coerces to an int value or returns a
       * default value if one could not be found or coerced
       */
      public static int getInt(Map map, String key, int defaultValue) {
          Object value = map.get(key);
          if (value instanceof Number) {
              return ((Number)value).intValue();
          } else if (value instanceof String) {
              return Integer.parseInt((String)value);
          }
          return defaultValue;
      }
  }
  