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package org.apache.mina.integration.beans;

import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * A {@link PropertyEditor} which converts a {@link String} into
 * a {@link Pattern} and vice versa.
 *
 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
 */
public class PatternEditor extends AbstractPropertyEditor {

    @Override
    protected String toText(Object value) {
        return ((Pattern) value).pattern();
    }

    @Override
    protected Object toValue(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        return Pattern.compile(text);
    }
}