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  package javax.faces.convert;
  
  import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
  import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
  
  import org.apache.myfaces.buildtools.maven2.plugin.builder.annotation.JSFConverter;
  
  /**
   * see Javadoc of <a href="http://java.sun.com/javaee/javaserverfaces/1.2/docs/api/index.html">JSF Specification</a>
   *
   * @author Thomas Spiegl (latest modification by $Author: lu4242 $)
   * @version $Revision: 693358 $ $Date: 2008-09-08 22:54:29 -0500 (Mon, 08 Sep 2008) $
   */
  @JSFConverter
  public class CharacterConverter
          implements Converter
  {
      // FIELDS
      public static final String CONVERTER_ID = "javax.faces.Character";
      public static final String STRING_ID = "javax.faces.converter.STRING";
      public static final String CHARACTER_ID = "javax.faces.converter.CharacterConverter.CHARACTER";
  
      // CONSTRUCTORS
      public CharacterConverter()
      {
      }
  
      // METHODS
      public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, String value)
      {
          if (facesContext == null) throw new NullPointerException("facesContext");
          if (uiComponent == null) throw new NullPointerException("uiComponent");
  
          if (value != null)
          {
              value = value.trim();
              if (value.length() > 0)
              {
                  try {
                      return new Character(value.charAt(0));
                  }catch(Exception e) {
                      throw new ConverterException(_MessageUtils.getErrorMessage(facesContext,
                                                                                  CHARACTER_ID,
                                                                                  new Object[]{value,_MessageUtils.getLabel(facesContext, uiComponent)}), e);
                  }
              }
          }
          return null;
      }
  
      public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, Object value)
      {
          if (facesContext == null) throw new NullPointerException("facesContext");
          if (uiComponent == null) throw new NullPointerException("uiComponent");
  
          if (value == null)
          {
              return "";
          }
          if (value instanceof String)
          {
              return (String)value;
          }
          try
          {
              return ((Character)value).toString();
          }
          catch (Exception e)
          {
              throw new ConverterException(_MessageUtils.getErrorMessage(facesContext, STRING_ID, new Object[]{value,_MessageUtils.getLabel(facesContext, uiComponent)}),e);
          }
      }
  
  }