001/*
002 * Copyright (c) 2004-2012, Willem Cazander
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004 *
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022 */
023
024package org.x4o.xml.conv;
025
026import java.util.Locale;
027
028/**
029 * AbstractStringObjectConverter to create ObjectConverters which work with strings.
030 *
031 * @author Willem Cazander
032 * @version 1.0 Jan 30, 2012
033 */
034@SuppressWarnings("serial")
035abstract public class AbstractStringObjectConverter extends AbstractObjectConverter {
036
037        /**
038         * @see org.x4o.xml.conv.ObjectConverter#getObjectClassBack()
039         */
040        public Class<?> getObjectClassBack() {
041                return String.class;
042        }
043
044        public Object convertAfterTo(Object obj, Locale locale) throws ObjectConverterException {
045                if (obj instanceof String) {
046                        return convertStringTo((String)obj,locale);
047                } else {
048                        return convertStringTo(obj.toString(),locale);
049                }
050        }
051        
052        public Object convertAfterBack(Object obj, Locale locale) throws ObjectConverterException {
053                return convertStringBack(obj,locale);
054        }
055
056        abstract public Object convertStringTo(String str, Locale locale) throws ObjectConverterException;
057        abstract public String convertStringBack(Object obj,Locale locale) throws ObjectConverterException;
058}