/*
 * ClobConverter.java
 *
 * Created on September 8, 2004, 11:45 AM
 */
package webapplication2;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
import javax.faces.convert.ConverterException;
import java.sql.Clob;
import javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialClob;
import java.sql.SQLException;

public class ClobConverter implements Converter {

    //To define how the data is converted from the presentation view to the model view
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String newValue) throws ConverterException {
        Clob convertedValue = null;
        try {
            convertedValue = new SerialClob(newValue.toCharArray());
        } catch (Exception e) {
        } // end try catch
        return convertedValue; // hands clob to database
    }

    //To define how the data is converted from the model view to the presentation view
    public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) throws ConverterException {
        String convertedValue = null;
        Clob clob1 = (Clob) value;
        try {
            convertedValue = (String) clob1.getSubString(1, (int) clob1.length());
        } catch (SQLException sx) {
            convertedValue = "Error in Clobconverter " + sx;
        }
        return convertedValue;

    }
}