Source for org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.StringAttributeHandler

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  27:  * ---------------------------
  28:  * StringAttributeHandler.java
  29:  * ---------------------------
  30:  * (C)opyright 2003, 2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
  31:  *
  32:  * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
  33:  * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
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  35:  * $Id: StringAttributeHandler.java,v 1.3 2005/11/03 09:30:38 mungady Exp $
  36:  *
  37:  * Changes 
  38:  * -------
  39:  * 24.09.2003 : Initial version
  40:  *  
  41:  */
  42: 
  43: package org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers;
  44: 
  45: /**
  46:  * A {@link String} attribute handler.
  47:  */
  48: public class StringAttributeHandler implements AttributeHandler {
  49: 
  50:     /**
  51:      * Creates a new attribute handler.
  52:      */
  53:     public StringAttributeHandler() {
  54:         super();
  55:     }
  56: 
  57:     /**
  58:      * Converts the attribute to a string.
  59:      * 
  60:      * @param o  the attribute ({@link String} expected).
  61:      * 
  62:      * @return A string.
  63:      */
  64:     public String toAttributeValue(final Object o) {
  65:         final String in = (String) o;
  66:         if (in != null) {
  67:             return in; 
  68:         }
  69:         return null;
  70:     }
  71: 
  72:     /**
  73:      * Converts a copy of the string.
  74:      * 
  75:      * @param s  the string.
  76:      * 
  77:      * @return a {@link Short}.
  78:      */
  79:     public Object toPropertyValue(final String s) {
  80:         return s; 
  81:     }
  82:     
  83: }