2009/05/20 - Apache Shale has been retired.

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 /*

  * $Id: TimeZoneConverter.java 464373 2006-10-16 04:21:54Z rahul $

  */

 package org.apache.shale.clay.convert;

 import java.util.TimeZone;

 import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;

 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;

 import javax.faces.convert.Converter;

 /**

  * <p>Converts a time zone id literal string into the

  * <code>TimeZone</code> and back to a string.</p>

  */

 public class TimeZoneConverter implements Converter {

     /**

      * <p>Converts the string zone ID into a TimeZone object.</p>

      *

      * @param facesContext jsf faces context

      * @param component converter assigned

      * @param value to be converterd

      * @return strong typed value

      */

     public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent component, String value) {

         TimeZone zone = TimeZone.getTimeZone(value);

         return zone;

     }

     /**

      * <p>Converts a TimeZone object into the string zone id.</p>

      *

      * @param facesContext jsf faces context

      * @param component converter assigned

      * @param value to be converterd

      * @return string represention of the value

      */

     public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent component, Object value) {

         TimeZone zone = (TimeZone) value;

         if (value != null) {

            return zone.getID();

         }

         return null;

     }

 }