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027 * ------------------------------
028 * CharacterAttributeHandler.java
029 * ------------------------------
030 * (C)opyright 2003, 2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
031 *
032 * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
033 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034 *
035 * $Id: CharacterAttributeHandler.java,v 1.2 2005/10/18 13:30:16 mungady Exp $
036 *
037 * Changes 
038 * -------
039 * 24.09.2003 : Initial version
040 *  
041 */
042
043package org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers;
044
045/**
046 * A class that handles the conversion of {@link Character} attributes to and from an appropriate
047 * {@link String} representation.
048 */
049public class CharacterAttributeHandler implements AttributeHandler {
050
051    /**
052     * Creates a new attribute handler.
053     */
054    public CharacterAttributeHandler() {
055        super();
056    }
057
058    /**
059     * Converts the attribute to a string.
060     * 
061     * @param o  the attribute ({@link Character} expected).
062     * 
063     * @return A string representing the {@link Character} value.
064     */
065    public String toAttributeValue(final Object o) {
066        final Character in = (Character) o;
067        return in.toString();
068    }
069
070    /**
071     * Converts a string to a {@link Character}.
072     * 
073     * @param s  the string.
074     * 
075     * @return a {@link Character}.
076     */
077    public Object toPropertyValue(final String s) {
078        if (s.length() == 0) {
079            throw new RuntimeException("Ugly, no char set!");
080        }
081        return new Character(s.charAt(0));
082    }
083}