AbstractStringBinding.java

/*
 *  Copyright 2010, 2011 Chris Pheby
 *
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 *
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package org.jadira.bindings.core.jdk;

import org.jadira.bindings.core.api.Binding;

/**
 * A base binding implementation that uses the {@link Object#toString} method on
 * the bound class
 * @param <S> The type of the class being bound
 */
public abstract class AbstractStringBinding<S> implements Binding<S, String> {

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
	/* @Override */
    public String marshal(S object) {
        return object.toString();
    }
    
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    /* @Override */
    public abstract S unmarshal(String object);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    /* @Override */
	public Class<String> getTargetClass() {
		return String.class;
	}
}