NameTypeHandler.java

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 * Copyright 2014 MovingBlocks
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package org.terasology.persistence.typeHandling.extensionTypes;

import org.terasology.naming.Name;
import org.terasology.persistence.typeHandling.StringRepresentationTypeHandler;

/**
 */
public class NameTypeHandler extends StringRepresentationTypeHandler<Name> {

    @Override
    public String getAsString(Name item) {
        if (item == null) {
            return "";
        }
        return item.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public Name getFromString(String representation) {
        return new Name(representation);
    }
}