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package javax.faces.convert;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;

/**
 * see Javadoc of <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2ee/javaserverfaces/1.1_01/docs/api/index.html">JSF Specification</a>
 *
 * @JSFConverter
 *
 * @author Thomas Spiegl (latest modification by $Author$)
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public class CharacterConverter
        implements Converter
{
    // FIELDS
    public static final String CONVERTER_ID = "javax.faces.Character";

    // CONSTRUCTORS
    public CharacterConverter()
    {
    }

    // METHODS
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, String value)
    {
        if (facesContext == null) throw new NullPointerException("facesContext");
        if (uiComponent == null) throw new NullPointerException("uiComponent");

        if (value != null)
        {
            value = value.trim();
            if (value.length() > 0)
            {
                return new Character(value.charAt(0));
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, Object value)
    {
        if (facesContext == null) throw new NullPointerException("facesContext");
        if (uiComponent == null) throw new NullPointerException("uiComponent");

        if (value == null)
        {
            return "";
        }
        if (value instanceof String)
        {
            return (String)value;
        }
        try
        {
            return ((Character)value).toString();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            throw new ConverterException(e);
        }
    }

}