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  * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.

  *

  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

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 package net.sf.ezmorph.primitive;

 import net.sf.ezmorph.Morpher;

 /**

  * Base class for primitive value conversion.<br>

  *

  * @author Andres Almiray <aalmiray@users.sourceforge.net>

  */

 public abstract class AbstractPrimitiveMorpher implements Morpher

 {

    private boolean useDefault = false;

    public AbstractPrimitiveMorpher()

    {

    }

    /**

     * @param useDefault if morph() should return a default value if the value to

     *        be morphed is null

     */

    public AbstractPrimitiveMorpher( boolean useDefault )

    {

       this.useDefault = useDefault;

    }

    /**

     * Returns if this morpher will use a default value if the value to be

     * morphed is null

     */

    public boolean isUseDefault()

    {

       return useDefault;

    }

    /**

     * Returns true if the Morpher supports conversion from this Class.<br>

     * Supports any type that is not an Array.

     *

     * @param clazz the source Class

     * @return true if clazz is supported by this morpher, false otherwise.

     */

    public boolean supports( Class clazz )

    {

       return !clazz.isArray();

    }

 }