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package org.dozer.converters;
import org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
/**
* Internal class for converting String --> Complex Data Types with a String constructor. Only intended for internal
* use.
*
* @author tierney.matt
*/
public class StringConstructorConverter implements Converter {
private StringConverter stringConverter;
public StringConstructorConverter(DateFormatContainer dateFormatContainer) {
this.stringConverter = new StringConverter(dateFormatContainer);
}
public Object convert(Class destClass, Object srcObj) {
String result = (String) stringConverter.convert(destClass, srcObj);
try {
Constructor constructor = destClass.getConstructor(String.class); // TODO Check, but not catch
return constructor.newInstance(result);
} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
// just return the string
return result;
} catch (Exception e) {
throw new ConversionException(e);
}
}
}