*/
    public static <T> T as ( Class<T> type, Object object ) throws PACDecodingException {
        if ( !type.isInstance(object) ) {
            throw new PACDecodingException("Incompatible object types " + type + " " + object.getClass());
        }

        return type.cast(object);
    }


    /**
     * 
     * @param type
     * @param enumeration
     * @return next element from enumeration cast to type