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package org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters;

import java.util.UUID;

/**
 * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils2.Converter} implementation that handles conversion
 * to and from java.util.UUID objects.
 * 
 * Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a
 * {@code ConversionException} if a conversion error occurs.
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public final class UUIDConverter extends AbstractConverter {

    /**
     * Constructs a java.util.UUID Converter that throws
     * a {@code ConversionException} if an error occurs.
     */
    public UUIDConverter() {
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a java.util.UUID Converter that returns
     * a default value if an error occurs.
     *
     * @param defaultValue The default value to be returned
     * if the value to be converted is missing or an error
     * occurs converting the value.
     */
    public UUIDConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
        super(defaultValue);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the default type this {@code Converter} handles.
     *
     * @return The default type this {@code Converter} handles.
     * @since 2.0
     */
    @Override
    protected Class getDefaultType() {
        return UUID.class;
    }

    /**
     * 
Converts a java.util.UUID or object into a String.
     *
     * @param  Target type of the conversion.
     * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted.
     * @param value The input value to be converted.
     * @return The converted value.
     * @throws Throwable if an error occurs converting to the specified type
     * @since 2.0
     */
    @Override
    protected  T convertToType(final Class type, final Object value) throws Throwable {
        if (UUID.class.equals(type)) {
            return type.cast(UUID.fromString(String.valueOf(value)));
        }

        throw conversionException(type, value);
    }

}