public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, Object value) {
System.out.println("AutocompleteBeanConverter#getAsString is called");
if (value != null) {
Country bean;
try {
bean = (Country) value;
return bean.getName();
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
System.out.println("Cannot cast " + value + "to Country");
return null;
}
} else {
return null;
}
}
public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, String value) {
System.out.println("AutocompleteBeanConverter#getAsObject is called");
if (value == null || value.equals("")) {
return null;
} else {
CountriesBean countriesBean =
(CountriesBean)
FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()
.getExternalContext()
.getApplicationMap()
.get("countriesBean");
for (Country country : countriesBean.getCountries()) {
if (country.getName().equals(value)) {
return country;
}
}
return null;
}
}
