ClassConverter.java

/*
 *  Copyright (C) 2010 Interactive Media Management
 * 
 *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
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 *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package dk.i2m.converge.jsf.converters;

import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.Converter;

/**
 * {@link Converter} for {@link Class}es.
 *
 * @author Allan Lykke Christensen
 */
public class ClassConverter implements Converter {

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext fc, UIComponent uic, String string) {
        try {
            return Class.forName(string);
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ClassConverter.class.getName()).
                    log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext fc, UIComponent uic, Object o) {
        return o.getClass().getName();
    }
}