code: public static short toType(String strType) throws RegistryException {
  	if (strType.equals(REGDWORD_TOKEN)) return RegistryEntry.TYPE_DWORD;
  	else if (strType.equals(REGSTR_TOKEN)) return RegistryEntry.TYPE_STRING;
  	else if (strType.equals(REGKEY_TOKEN)) return RegistryEntry.TYPE_KEY;
  	throw new RegistryException(strType + " is not a valid Registry Type");
      }
docs: cast a String type to a short Type
  
  @param strType
  @return
  @throws RegistryException