ClassNameParameterHandler.java

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package org.jactr.core.utils.parameter;

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@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public class ClassNameParameterHandler extends ParameterHandler<Class>
{

  /*
   * (non-Javadoc)
   * 
   * @see org.jactr.core.utils.ParameterHandler#coerce(java.lang.Object)
   */
  public Class coerce(String value)
  {
    try
    {
      return getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(value);
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
      throw new ParameterException("Could not coerve " + value
          + " into a class", e);
    }
  }

  public String toString(Class classSpec)
  {
    if (classSpec != null) return classSpec.getName();
    return null;
  }

}