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20 package org.apache.mina.integration.beans;
21
22 import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
23
24 /**
25 * A {@link PropertyEditor} which converts a {@link String} into
26 * a {@link Character} and vice versa.
27 *
28 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
29 */
30 public class ClassEditor extends AbstractPropertyEditor {
31 @Override
32 protected String toText(Object value) {
33 return ((Class<?>) value).getName();
34 }
35
36 @Override
37 protected Object toValue(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
38 try {
39 return Class.forName(text);
40 } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
41 try {
42 return getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(text);
43 } catch (ClassNotFoundException e1) {
44 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to load the class: " + text);
45 }
46 }
47 }
48 }