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56
57 package org.jdom.contrib.beans;
58
59 import java.lang.reflect.*;
60 import java.util.*;
61
62 /**
63  * Converts a String into a given object type.
64  *
65  * @author Alex Chaffee (alex@jguru.com)
66  **/

67
68 public class StringConverter {
69
70     public static interface Factory {
71     public Object JavaDoc instantiate(String JavaDoc string);
72     }
73
74     public static class DateFactory implements StringConverter.Factory
75     {
76     public Object JavaDoc instantiate(String JavaDoc string) {
77         return DateUtils.parseDate(string);
78     }
79     }
80
81     protected Map factories = new HashMap();
82
83     public StringConverter() {
84     try {
85         factories.put( Class.forName("java.util.Date"),
86                   new DateFactory() );
87     }
88     catch (ClassNotFoundException JavaDoc e) {}
89     }
90
91     public void setFactory(Class JavaDoc type, Factory factory) {
92     factories.put(type, factory);
93     }
94     
95     protected static Class JavaDoc[] argString = new Class JavaDoc[] { String JavaDoc.class };
96     
97     public Object JavaDoc parse(String JavaDoc string, Class JavaDoc type)
98     {
99     // if it's a string, return it
100
if (type == String JavaDoc.class) {
101         return string;
102     }
103
104     // if we have a Factory for it
105
Factory factory = (Factory)factories.get(type);
106     if (factory != null) {
107         return factory.instantiate(string);
108     }
109
110     // if it's a primitive, convert to wrapper (???)
111
if (type == short.class) type = Short JavaDoc.class;
112     if (type == int.class) type = Integer JavaDoc.class;
113     if (type == long.class) type = Long JavaDoc.class;
114     if (type == boolean.class) type = Boolean JavaDoc.class;
115     if (type == char.class) type = Character JavaDoc.class;
116     if (type == byte.class) type = Byte JavaDoc.class;
117     
118     // last ditch: see if the class has a String Factory
119
try {
120         Constructor c = type.getConstructor(argString);
121         if (c != null) {
122         return c.newInstance( new Object JavaDoc[] { string } );
123         }
124     }
125     catch (NoSuchMethodException JavaDoc e) {
126         // ignore & fall through
127
}
128     catch (Exception JavaDoc e) {
129         System.err.println("Couldn't instantiate " + type + "(" + string + ")");
130         e.printStackTrace();
131     }
132     
133     return null;
134     }
135 }
136
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