/*
 *  Copyright 2010, 2011 Chris Pheby
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package org.jadira.bindings.core.jdk;

import java.util.TimeZone;

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

/**
 * Binds a TimeZone to a String
 */
public class TimeZoneStringBinding extends AbstractStringBinding<TimeZone> implements Binding<TimeZone, String> {

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public String marshal(TimeZone object) {
        return object.getID();
    }
    
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public TimeZone unmarshal(String str) {
        return TimeZone.getTimeZone(str);
    }

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