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package org.apache.mina.integration.beans;

import java.beans.PropertyEditor;

/**
 * A dummy {@link PropertyEditor} for a {@link String}.
 *
 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
 */
public class StringEditor extends AbstractPropertyEditor {
    @Override
    protected String toText(Object value) {
        if (value instanceof String) {
            return (String) value;
        }

        PropertyEditor e = PropertyEditorFactory.getInstance(value);
        if (e == null) {
            return String.valueOf(value);
        }
        e.setValue(value);
        return e.getAsText();
    }

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