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package org.apache.camel.converter;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.camel.Converter;

/**
 * Some core java.util Collection based
 * <a href="http://activemq.apache.org/camel/type-converter.html">Type Converters</a>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 36321 $
 */
@Converter
public final class CollectionConverter {
    /**
     * Utility classes should not have a public constructor.
     */
    private CollectionConverter() {
    }

    /**
     * Converts a collection to an array
     */
    @Converter
    public static Object[] toArray(Collection value) {
        if (value == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return value.toArray();
    }

    /**
     * Converts an array to a collection
     */
    @Converter
    public static List toList(Object[] array) {
        return Arrays.asList(array);
    }

    /**
     * Converts a collection to a List if it is not already
     */
    @Converter
    public static List toList(Collection collection) {
        return new ArrayList(collection);
    }

    @Converter
    public static Set toSet(Object[] array) {
        Set answer = new HashSet();
        for (Object element : array) {
            answer.add(element);
        }
        return answer;
    }

    @Converter
    public static Set toSet(Collection collection) {
        return new HashSet(collection);
    }

    @Converter
    public static Set toSet(Map map) {
        return map.entrySet();
    }

    @Converter
    public static Properties toProperties(Map map) {
        Properties answer = new Properties();
        answer.putAll(map);
        return answer;
    }

    @Converter
    public static Hashtable toHashtable(Map map) {
        return new Hashtable(map);
    }

    @Converter
    public static HashMap toHashMap(Map map) {
        return new HashMap(map);
    }
}
