IgnoreConverter.java

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 * This is eMonocot, a global online biodiversity information resource.
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package org.tdwg.ubif.marshall.xml;

import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter;

/**
 *
 * @author ben
 *
 */
public class IgnoreConverter implements SingleValueConverter {

	/**
	 * @param clazz the class to convert
	 * @return true if the class can be converted
	 */
	public final boolean canConvert(final Class clazz) {
		if (clazz != null && clazz.equals(Ignore.class)) {
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @param string the string to be deserialized
	 * @return the deserialized object
	 */
	public final Object fromString(final String string) {
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * @param object the object to serialize
	 * @return the serialized object
	 */
	public final String toString(final Object object) {
		return null;
	}

}