ObjectStringHolder.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.utility.string;

/**
 * This implementation of StringHolder associates an object with the string.
 */
public class ObjectStringHolder extends AbstractStringHolder {
    /** The object associated with the string holder's string. */
    protected final Object object;

    /** The string associated with the string holder's object. */
    protected final String string;


    /**
     * Use the default string converter, which simply converts an object to
     * a string by calling #toString().
     */
    public ObjectStringHolder(Object object) {
        this(object, StringConverter.DEFAULT_INSTANCE);
    }

    /**
     * Use the specified string converter to convert the specified object
     * to a string.
     */
    public ObjectStringHolder(Object object, StringConverter stringConverter) {
        super();
        this.object = object;
        this.string = stringConverter.convertToString(object);
    }

    /**
     * @see StringHolder#getString()
     */
    public final String getString() {
        return this.string;
    }

    /**
     * Return the object associated with the string holder's string.
     */
    public final Object getObject() {
        return this.object;
    }

}