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package org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.util.beans;
/**
* A class that handles the conversion of {@link Character} attributes to and from their {@link String} representation.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public class CharacterValueConverter implements ValueConverter {
/**
* Creates a new value converter.
*/
public CharacterValueConverter() {
}
/**
* 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 ) throws BeanException {
if ( o == null ) {
throw new NullPointerException();
}
if ( o instanceof Character ) {
return o.toString();
}
throw new BeanException( "Failed to convert object of type " + o.getClass() + ": Not a character." );
}
/**
* Converts a string to a {@link Character}.
*
* @param s
* the string.
* @return a {@link Character}.
*/
public Object toPropertyValue( final String s ) throws BeanException {
if ( s == null ) {
throw new NullPointerException();
}
if ( s.length() == 0 ) {
throw new BeanException( "A empty string cannot be converted into a char" );
}
return new Character( s.charAt( 0 ) );
}
}