// Copyright (c) 2003-2014, Jodd Team (jodd.org). All Rights Reserved.
package jodd.typeconverter.impl;
import jodd.typeconverter.TypeConversionException;
import jodd.typeconverter.TypeConverter;
import jodd.util.ClassLoaderUtil;
/**
* Converts given object to <code>Class</code>.
* Conversion rules:
* <ul>
* <li><code>null</code> value is returned as <code>null</code></li>
* <li>object of destination type is simply casted</li>
* <li>string value of the object is trimmed and used for class loading.</li>
* </ul>
*/
public class ClassConverter implements TypeConverter<Class> {
public Class convert(Object value) {
if (value == null) {
return null;
}
if (value.getClass() == Class.class) {
return (Class) value;
}
try {
return ClassLoaderUtil.loadClass(value.toString().trim());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfex) {
throw new TypeConversionException(value, cnfex);
}
}
}