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020package org.apache.mina.integration.beans;
021
022import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
023
024/**
025 * A {@link PropertyEditor} which converts a {@link String} into
026 * a {@link Character} and vice versa.
027 *
028 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
029 */
030public class ClassEditor extends AbstractPropertyEditor {
031    @Override
032    protected String toText(Object value) {
033        return ((Class<?>) value).getName();
034    }
035
036    @Override
037    protected Object toValue(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
038        try {
039            return Class.forName(text);
040        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
041            try {
042                return getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(text);
043            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e1) {
044                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to load the class: " + text);
045            }
046        }
047    }
048}