StringToEmptyStringValueConverter.java

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package gov.redhawk.ui.util;

import org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter;


/**
 * @since 7.0
 */
public class StringToEmptyStringValueConverter extends Converter {
	public static final String EMPTY_STRING_VALUE = "\"\"";
	
	public StringToEmptyStringValueConverter() {
	    super(String.class, String.class);
    }

	@Override
	public Object convert(final Object value) {
		if ("".equals(value)) {
			return EMPTY_STRING_VALUE;
		}
		return value;
	}
}