framework/src/org/apache/tapestry/util/io/StringAdaptor.java

//  Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation
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package org.apache.tapestry.util.io;

/**
 *  Squeezes a String (which is pretty simple, most of the time).
 *
 *  @author Howard Lewis Ship
 *  @version $Id$
 *
 **/

class StringAdaptor implements ISqueezeAdaptor
{
    private static final String PREFIX = "S";

    public void register(DataSqueezer squeezer)
    {
        squeezer.register(PREFIX, String.class, this);
    }

    public String squeeze(DataSqueezer squeezer, Object data)
    {
        String string = (String) data;

        return PREFIX + string;
    }

    /**
     *  Strips the prefix from the string.  This method is only
     *  invoked by the {@link DataSqueezer} if the string leads
     *  with its normal prefix (an 'S').
     *
     **/

    public Object unsqueeze(DataSqueezer squeezer, String string)
    {
        if (string.length() == 1)
            return "";

        return string.substring(1);
    }
}