/** You may copy this example and use it for any purpose, commercial or otherwise. */

import com.ricebridge.data.sc.DefaultStringConverter;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;


/** This utility class shows how to implement a StringConverter for 
 *  custom conversion of textual data into Java data types. It converts
 *  'yes' and 'no' into true and false; 
 *
 *  To compile this class, you will need to include csvman.jar
 *  (in the lib folder of the CSV Manager distribution) in your CLASSPATH. 
 */
public class YesNoConverter extends DefaultStringConverter {

  /** Create a Boolean from a String. */
  protected Object makeObjectImpl( String pValue ) throws Exception {
    return new Boolean( "yes".equalsIgnoreCase( pValue ) );
  }


  /** Return the default yes/no object. */
  protected Object makeDefaultObjectImpl() {
    return new Boolean(false);
  }


  /** Create a String from a Boolean object. */
  protected String makeStringImpl( Object pValue ) throws Exception {
    return ((Boolean)pValue).booleanValue()?"yes":"no";
  }


  /** Return the default String. */
  protected String makeDefaultStringImpl() {
    return "no";
  }
}