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* ------------------------------
* CharacterAttributeHandler.java
* ------------------------------
* (C)opyright 2003, 2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
* Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
*
* $Id: CharacterAttributeHandler.java,v 1.2 2005/10/18 13:30:16 mungady Exp $
*
* Changes
* -------
* 24.09.2003 : Initial version
*
*/
package org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers;
/**
* A class that handles the conversion of {@link Character} attributes to and from an appropriate
* {@link String} representation.
*/
public class CharacterAttributeHandler implements AttributeHandler {
/**
* Creates a new attribute handler.
*/
public CharacterAttributeHandler() {
super();
}
/**
* Converts the attribute to a string.
*
* @param o the attribute ({@link Character} expected).
*
* @return A string representing the {@link Character} value.
*/
public String toAttributeValue(final Object o) {
final Character in = (Character) o;
return in.toString();
}
/**
* Converts a string to a {@link Character}.
*
* @param s the string.
*
* @return a {@link Character}.
*/
public Object toPropertyValue(final String s) {
if (s.length() == 0) {
throw new RuntimeException("Ugly, no char set!");
}
return new Character(s.charAt(0));
}
}