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  *

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 package org.kuali.rice.kns.datadictionary.parse;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.util.KNSUtils;

 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;

 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter;

 import java.util.HashSet;

 import java.util.List;

 import java.util.Map;

 import java.util.Set;

 /**

  * Converts a string configured in the dictionary for a list property type to a List

  * object using the convention of commas to separate list entries

  *

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public class StringListConverter implements GenericConverter {

     @Override

     public Set<ConvertiblePair> getConvertibleTypes() {

         Set<ConvertiblePair> pairs = new HashSet<ConvertiblePair>();

         ConvertiblePair stringListPair = new ConvertiblePair(String.class, List.class);

         pairs.add(stringListPair);

         return pairs;

     }

     @Override

     public Object convert(Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) {

         return KNSUtils.convertStringParameterToList((String) source);

     }

 }