TimeZonePropertySerializer.java

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 * TimeZonePropertySerializer.java - May 1, 2011 12:59:05 PM
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package net.solarnetwork.util;

import java.util.TimeZone;

/**
 * {@link PropertySerializer} for {@link TimeZone} objects into TimeZone ID strings.
 * 
 * @author matt
 * @version $Revision$
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class TimeZonePropertySerializer implements PropertySerializer {

	@Override
	public Object serialize(Object data, String propertyName,
			Object propertyValue) {
		if ( propertyValue == null ) {
			return null;
		} else if ( propertyValue instanceof TimeZone  ) {
			return ((TimeZone)propertyValue).getID();
		} 
		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported date object [" 
				+propertyValue.getClass() +"]: " +propertyValue);	}

}