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package org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters;
/**
* {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter} implementaion that handles conversion
* to and from <b>java.lang.Character</b> objects.
* <p>
* Can be configured to either return a <i>default value</i> or throw a
* <code>ConversionException</code> if a conversion error occurs.
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
* @version $Revision: 690380 $ $Date: 2008-08-29 21:04:38 +0100 (Fri, 29 Aug 2008) $
* @since 1.3
*/
public final class CharacterConverter extends AbstractConverter {
/**
* Construct a <b>java.lang.Character</b> <i>Converter</i> that throws
* a <code>ConversionException</code> if an error occurs.
*/
public CharacterConverter() {
super();
}
/**
* Construct a <b>java.lang.Character</b> <i>Converter</i> that returns
* a default value if an error occurs.
*
* @param defaultValue The default value to be returned
* if the value to be converted is missing or an error
* occurs converting the value.
*/
public CharacterConverter(Object defaultValue) {
super(defaultValue);
}
/**
* Return the default type this <code>Converter</code> handles.
*
* @return The default type this <code>Converter</code> handles.
* @since 1.8.0
*/
protected Class getDefaultType() {
return Character.class;
}
/**
* <p>Convert a java.lang.Class or object into a String.</p>
*
* @param value The input value to be converted
* @return the converted String value.
* @since 1.8.0
*/
protected String convertToString(Object value) {
String strValue = value.toString();
return strValue.length() == 0 ? "" : strValue.substring(0, 1);
}
/**
* <p>Convert the input object into a java.lang.Character.</p>
*
* @param type Data type to which this value should be converted.
* @param value The input value to be converted.
* @return The converted value.
* @throws Exception if conversion cannot be performed successfully
* @since 1.8.0
*/
protected Object convertToType(Class type, Object value) throws Exception {
return new Character(value.toString().charAt(0));
}
}
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