StatusToStringConverter.java

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package org.eclipse.core.internal.databinding.conversion;

import org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.IConverter;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;

/**
 * Converts an IStatus into a String. The message of the status is the returned
 * value.
 *
 * @since 1.0
 */
public class StatusToStringConverter extends Converter implements IConverter {
	/**
	 * Constructs a new instance.
	 */
	public StatusToStringConverter() {
		super(IStatus.class, String.class);
	}

	@Override
	public Object convert(Object fromObject) {
		if (fromObject == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"Parameter 'fromObject' was null."); //$NON-NLS-1$
		}

		IStatus status = (IStatus) fromObject;
		return status.getMessage();
	}
}