package org.geotools.util;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.geotools.factory.Hints;
import org.opengis.feature.Attribute;
import org.opengis.feature.ComplexAttribute;
import org.opengis.feature.Property;
/**
* This converter retrieves the values out of attributes.
* @author Rini Angreani, Curtin University of Technology
*
* @source $URL$
*/
public class ComplexAttributeConverterFactory implements ConverterFactory {
public Converter createConverter(Class<?> source, Class<?> target, Hints hints) {
if (ComplexAttribute.class.isAssignableFrom(source)) {
return new Converter() {
public Object convert(Object source, Class target) throws Exception {
while (source instanceof ComplexAttribute) {
if (!((ComplexAttribute) source).getType().getDescriptors().isEmpty()) {
// this is not the leaf type..
return null;
} else {
Collection<? extends Property> valueMap = ((ComplexAttribute) source)
.getValue();
if (valueMap.isEmpty()) {
return null;
} else {
// there should only be one value
source = valueMap.iterator().next();
}
}
}
if (source instanceof Attribute) {
return ((Attribute) source).getValue();
}
return null;
}
};
}
if (Attribute.class.isAssignableFrom(source)) {
return new Converter() {
public Object convert(Object source, Class target) throws Exception {
return ((Attribute) source).getValue();
}
};
}
return null;
}
}