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package org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter} implementaion that handles conversion
 * to and from java.net.URL objects.
 * 
 * Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a
 * ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
 *
 * @version $Id: URLConverter.java 1540518 2013-11-10 19:04:04Z oheger $
 * @since 1.3
 */
public final class URLConverter extends AbstractConverter {

    /**
     * Construct a java.net.URL Converter that throws
     * a ConversionException if an error occurs.
     */
    public URLConverter() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Construct a java.net.URL 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 URLConverter(Object defaultValue) {
        super(defaultValue);
    }

    /**
     * Return the default type this Converter handles.
     *
     * @return The default type this Converter handles.
     * @since 1.8.0
     */
    @Override
    protected Class getDefaultType() {
        return URL.class;
    }

    /**
     * 
Convert a java.net.URL 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 1.8.0
     */
    @Override
    protected  T convertToType(Class type, Object value) throws Throwable {
        if (URL.class.equals(type)) {
            return type.cast(new URL(value.toString()));
        }

        throw conversionException(type, value);
    }

}