1 package org.djutils.data.serialization; 2 3 /** 4 * CharacterSerializer (de)serializes Character objects. 5 * <p> 6 * Copyright (c) 2020-2024 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 }