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020package org.apache.mina.integration.beans;
021
022import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
023import java.util.regex.Pattern;
024
025/**
026 * A {@link PropertyEditor} which converts a {@link String} into
027 * a {@link Pattern} and vice versa.
028 *
029 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
030 */
031public class PatternEditor extends AbstractPropertyEditor {
032
033    @Override
034    protected String toText(Object value) {
035        return ((Pattern) value).pattern();
036    }
037
038    @Override
039    protected Object toValue(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
040        return Pattern.compile(text);
041    }
042}