ObjectConverter.java

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package org.infoglue.deliver.util;

import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**
 * This class is meant to be used for convering between different datastructures.
 * 
 * @author Mattias Bogeblad
 */

public class ObjectConverter
{
	/**
	 * This method returns the HttpServletRequest as a Map
	 */
	
	public Map requestToMap(HttpServletRequest request) 
	{	
		Map map = new HashMap();
		
		if(request != null)
		{
			for (Enumeration e = request.getParameterNames(); e.hasMoreElements() ;) 
			{		        
				String name  = (String)e.nextElement();
				String value = (String)request.getParameter(name);
				map.put(name, value);
			}        
		}
		        
		return map;	
		
	}
}