* @throws CIFSException
     */
    @SuppressWarnings ( "unchecked" )
    public <T extends Decodable> T getInfo ( Class<T> clazz ) throws CIFSException {
        if ( !clazz.isAssignableFrom(this.info.getClass()) ) {
            throw new CIFSException("Incompatible file information class");
        }
        return (T) getInfo();
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *

        }

        return type.cast(object);
    }


    /**
     * 
     * @param type
     * @param enumeration
     * @return next element from enumeration cast to type
     * @throws PACDecodingException
     */
    public static <T extends Object> T as ( Class<T> type, Enumeration<?> enumeration ) throws PACDecodingException {