DataverseConverter.java

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package edu.harvard.iq.dataverse;

import javax.ejb.EJB;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
import javax.faces.convert.FacesConverter;

/**
 *
 * @author skraffmiller
 */
@FacesConverter("dataverseConverter")
public class DataverseConverter implements Converter {

    
    @EJB
    DataverseServiceBean dataverseService;

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent component, String submittedValue) {
        return dataverseService.find(new Long(submittedValue));
        //return dataverseService.findByAlias(submittedValue);
    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent component, Object value) {
        if (value == null || value.equals("")) {
            return "";
        } else {
            return ((Dataverse) value).getId().toString();
            //return ((Dataverse) value).getAlias();
        }
    }
}