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package org.apache.camel.impl.converter;

import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
import java.beans.PropertyEditorManager;

import org.apache.camel.TypeConverter;
import org.apache.camel.util.ObjectHelper;

/**
 * Uses the java.beans.PropertyEditor conversion system to convert Objects to
 * and from String values.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 36321 $
 */
public class PropertyEditorTypeConverter implements TypeConverter {

    public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> toType, Object value) {

        // We can't convert null values since we can't figure out a property
        // editor for it.
        if (value == null) {
            return null;
        }


        if (value.getClass() == String.class) {

            // No conversion needed.
            if (toType == String.class) {
                return ObjectHelper.cast(toType, value);
            }

            PropertyEditor editor = PropertyEditorManager.findEditor(toType);
            if (editor != null) {
                editor.setAsText(value.toString());
                return ObjectHelper.cast(toType, editor.getValue());
            }

        } else if (toType == String.class) {

            PropertyEditor editor = PropertyEditorManager.findEditor(value.getClass());
            if (editor != null) {
                editor.setValue(value);
                return ObjectHelper.cast(toType, editor.getAsText());
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

}
