1 package org.djutils.data.serialization;
2
3 /**
4 * CharacterSerializer (de)serializes Character objects.
5 * <p>
6 * Copyright (c) 2020-2025 Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5, 2600 AA, Delft, the Netherlands. All rights reserved. <br>
7 * BSD-style license. See <a href="https://djutils.org/docs/current/djutils/licenses.html">DJUTILS License</a>.
8 * </p>
9 * @author <a href="https://github.com/averbraeck">Alexander Verbraeck</a>
10 * @author <a href="https://tudelft.nl/staff/p.knoppers-1">Peter Knoppers</a>
11 * @author <a href="https://dittlab.tudelft.nl">Wouter Schakel</a>
12 */
13 public class CharacterSerializer implements SpecificTextSerializer<Character>
14 {
15 @Override
16 public String serialize(final Character value, final String unit)
17 {
18 return value == null ? null : String.valueOf(value.charValue());
19 }
20
21 @Override
22 public Character deserialize(final Class<Character> type, final String text, final String unit)
23 {
24 return (text == null || text.isEmpty()) ? null : text.charAt(0);
25 }
26
27 }