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017    package org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters;
018    
019    import java.io.File;
020    
021    /**
022     * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter} implementaion that handles conversion
023     * to and from <b>java.io.File</b> objects.
024     * <p>
025     * Can be configured to either return a <i>default value</i> or throw a
026     * <code>ConversionException</code> if a conversion error occurs.
027     *
028     * @author James Strachan
029     * @version $Revision: 640131 $ $Date: 2008-03-23 02:10:31 +0000 (Sun, 23 Mar 2008) $
030     * @since 1.6
031     */
032    public final class FileConverter extends AbstractConverter {
033    
034        /**
035         * Construct a <b>java.io.File</b> <i>Converter</i> that throws
036         * a <code>ConversionException</code> if an error occurs.
037         */
038        public FileConverter() {
039            super();
040        }
041    
042        /**
043         * Construct a <b>java.io.File</b> <i>Converter</i> that returns
044         * a default value if an error occurs.
045         *
046         * @param defaultValue The default value to be returned
047         * if the value to be converted is missing or an error
048         * occurs converting the value.
049         */
050        public FileConverter(Object defaultValue) {
051            super(defaultValue);
052        }
053    
054        /**
055         * Return the default type this <code>Converter</code> handles.
056         *
057         * @return The default type this <code>Converter</code> handles.
058         */
059        protected Class getDefaultType() {
060            return File.class;
061        }
062    
063        /**
064         * <p>Convert the input object into a java.io.File.</p>
065         *
066         * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted.
067         * @param value The input value to be converted.
068         * @return The converted value.
069         * @throws Throwable if an error occurs converting to the specified type
070         */
071        protected Object convertToType(Class type, Object value) throws Throwable {
072            return new File(value.toString());
073        }
074    }