StringConverterFactory.java

/**
 * StringConverterFactory.java
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package jfxtras.util;

import javafx.util.StringConverter;

/**
 * A central place to get basic StringConverters from.
 * 
 * @author Tom Eugelink
 *
 */
public class StringConverterFactory
{
	/**
	 * 
	 * @return A default string converter that does no extra processing on the strings it is given.
	 */
	static public StringConverter<String> forString()
	{
		return new StringConverter<String>()
		{
			@Override
			public String fromString(String string)
			{
				return string;
			}

			@Override
			public String toString(String value)
			{
				return value;
			}
		};
	}
	
	/**
	 * 
	 * @return A default string converter that does no extra processing on the strings it is given.
	 */
	static public StringConverter<Integer> forInteger()
	{
		return new StringConverter<Integer>()
		{
			@Override
			public Integer fromString(String string)
			{
				return Integer.valueOf(string);
			}

			@Override
			public String toString(Integer value)
			{
				return "" + value;
			}
		};
	}
}