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008     *
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010     *
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013     *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
014     *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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016     */
017    
018    package org.apache.geronimo.common.propertyeditor;
019    
020    import java.io.File;
021    import java.io.IOException;
022    
023    /**
024     * A property editor for {@link File}.
025     *
026     * @version $Rev: 547737 $ $Date: 2007-06-15 12:47:19 -0400 (Fri, 15 Jun 2007) $
027     */
028    public class FileEditor
029        extends TextPropertyEditorSupport
030    {
031        /**
032         * Returns a URL for the input object converted to a string.
033         *
034         * @return a URL object
035         *
036         * @throws PropertyEditorException   An IOException occured.
037         */
038        public Object getValue()
039        {
040            try {
041                return new File(getAsText()).getCanonicalFile();
042            }
043            catch (IOException e) {
044                throw new PropertyEditorException(e.getMessage(), e);
045            }
046        }
047    }