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1   /*
2    *  Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
3    *
4    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13   *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15   */
16  package net.sf.collections15.functors.transformer;
17  
18  import net.sf.collections15.Transformer;
19  
20  import java.io.Serializable;
21  
22  /***
23   * <code>Transformer</code> implementation whose {@link #transform} method
24   * returns the result of <code>String.valueOf(input)</code>, where
25   * <code>input</code> is the input object.
26   *
27   * @author Stephen Colebourne
28   * @author Chris Lambrou (port to Java 5.0)
29   * @since Collections15 1.0
30   */
31  public final class StringValueTransformer <E> implements Transformer<E, String>, Serializable
32  {
33  
34      static final long serialVersionUID = 957699420306662351L;
35  
36      /***
37       * Returns a new instance.
38       *
39       * @return A new instance.
40       *
41       * @since Collections15 1.0
42       */
43      public static <E> Transformer<E, String> getInstance()
44      {
45          return new StringValueTransformer<E>();
46      }
47  
48      /***
49       * Creates a new instance.
50       */
51      protected StringValueTransformer()
52      {
53      }
54  
55      /***
56       * Transforms the input by returning the result of <code>String.valueOf(input)</code>.
57       *
58       * @param input The input object to transform.
59       *
60       * @return The string value of the input.
61       */
62      public String transform(E input)
63      {
64          return String.valueOf(input);
65      }
66  
67  }