es.uvigo.esei.microstories.jsf

Class GenreTypeConverter

java.lang.Object

es.uvigo.esei.microstories.jsf.GenreTypeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.faces.convert.Converter

public class GenreTypeConverter
extends Object
implements javax.faces.convert.Converter

JSF converter for the GenreType enum.

Converts between GenreType enum values and their corresponding human-friendly String representation.

Example:

• GenreType.TALE ↔ "Tale"
• GenreType.SHORT_STORY ↔ "Short Story"

This converter is automatically applied to all GenreType properties in JSF views due to the FacesConverter.forClass() annotation.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.faces.convert.Converter

DATETIMECONVERTER_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE_IS_SYSTEM_TIMEZONE_PARAM_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GenreTypeConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getAsObject(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, String value) Converts a String value from the JSF view into a GenreType enum.
String	getAsString(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, Object value) Converts a GenreType enum into a human-friendly String representation for JSF views.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GenreTypeConverter

public GenreTypeConverter()

Method Detail

getAsObject

public Object getAsObject(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                          javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                          String value)

Converts a String value from the JSF view into a GenreType enum.

Specified by:

getAsObject in interface javax.faces.convert.Converter

Parameters:

context - the JSF FacesContext

component - the UI component associated with this conversion

value - the string value from the JSF view

Returns:

the corresponding GenreType enum, or null if empty

getAsString

public String getAsString(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                          javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                          Object value)

Converts a GenreType enum into a human-friendly String representation for JSF views.

Specified by:

getAsString in interface javax.faces.convert.Converter

Parameters:

context - the JSF FacesContext

component - the UI component associated with this conversion

value - the GenreType enum value to convert

Returns:

a formatted display string, or an empty string if value is null