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package org.apache.cxf.aegis.type.basic;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

import org.apache.cxf.aegis.Context;
import org.apache.cxf.aegis.DatabindingException;
import org.apache.cxf.aegis.type.Type;
import org.apache.cxf.aegis.xml.MessageReader;
import org.apache.cxf.aegis.xml.MessageWriter;

/**
 * 
 */
public class CharacterAsStringType extends Type {
    
    public static final QName CHARACTER_AS_STRING_TYPE_QNAME 
        = new QName("http://cxf.apache.org/aegisTypes", "char");
    
    private IntType intType;
    
    public CharacterAsStringType() {
        intType = new IntType();
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc}*/
    @Override
    public Object readObject(MessageReader reader, Context context) throws DatabindingException {
        Integer readInteger = (Integer)intType.readObject(reader, context);
        return new Character((char)readInteger.intValue());
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc}*/
    @Override
    public void writeObject(Object object, MessageWriter writer, Context context) 
        throws DatabindingException {
        Character charObject = (Character) object;
        intType.writeObject(Integer.valueOf(charObject.charValue()), writer, context);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean usesUtilityTypes() {
        return true;
    }

}
