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package org.springframework.core.convert.support;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Set;

import org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory;
import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConditionalGenericConverter;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

Converts an Object to a single-element Collection containing the Object. Will convert the Object to the target Collection's parameterized type if necessary.
Author:Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller
Since:3.0
/** * Converts an Object to a single-element Collection containing the Object. * Will convert the Object to the target Collection's parameterized type if necessary. * * @author Keith Donald * @author Juergen Hoeller * @since 3.0 */
final class ObjectToCollectionConverter implements ConditionalGenericConverter { private final ConversionService conversionService; public ObjectToCollectionConverter(ConversionService conversionService) { this.conversionService = conversionService; } @Override public Set<ConvertiblePair> getConvertibleTypes() { return Collections.singleton(new ConvertiblePair(Object.class, Collection.class)); } @Override public boolean matches(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) { return ConversionUtils.canConvertElements(sourceType, targetType.getElementTypeDescriptor(), this.conversionService); } @Override @Nullable public Object convert(@Nullable Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) { if (source == null) { return null; } TypeDescriptor elementDesc = targetType.getElementTypeDescriptor(); Collection<Object> target = CollectionFactory.createCollection(targetType.getType(), (elementDesc != null ? elementDesc.getType() : null), 1); if (elementDesc == null || elementDesc.isCollection()) { target.add(source); } else { Object singleElement = this.conversionService.convert(source, sourceType, elementDesc); target.add(singleElement); } return target; } }