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package org.springframework.binding.convert.converters;
public abstract class StringToObject implements TwoWayConverter {
private Class<?> objectClass;
public StringToObject(Class<?> objectClass) {
this.objectClass = objectClass;
}
public final Class<?> getSourceClass() {
return String.class;
}
public final Class<?> getTargetClass() {
return objectClass;
}
public final Object convertSourceToTargetClass(Object source, Class<?> targetClass) throws Exception {
String string = (String) source;
if (string != null && string.length() > 0) {
return toObject(string, targetClass);
} else {
return null;
}
}
public final Object convertTargetToSourceClass(Object target, Class<?> sourceClass) throws Exception {
if (target != null) {
return toString(target);
} else {
return "";
}
}
protected abstract Object toObject(String string, Class<?> targetClass) throws Exception;
protected abstract String toString(Object object) throws Exception;
}