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+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 by A-SIT, Secure Information Technology Center Austria
+ *
+ * Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.1 or - as soon they will be approved by
+ * the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "Licence");
+ * You may not use this work except in compliance with the Licence.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the Licence at:
+ * http://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/page/eupl
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the Licence is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the Licence for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the Licence.
+ */
+package at.asit.pdfover.gui.utils;
+
+// Imports
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+public class LocaleSerializer {
+
+	/**
+	 * Parse a locale from a string
+	 * @param localeString the string
+	 * @return the locale
+	 */
+	public static Locale parseFromString(String localeString) {
+		
+		if(localeString == null || localeString.isEmpty()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+		Locale targetLocal = null;
+		Locale[] locale = Locale.getAvailableLocales();
+		for(int i = 0; i < locale.length; i++) {
+			if(locale[i].toString().equals(localeString)) {
+				targetLocal = locale[i];
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		return targetLocal;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * creates a parseable string for a locale
+	 * @param locale the locale
+	 * @return the parseable string
+	 */
+	public static String getParseableString(Locale locale) {
+		return locale.toString();
+	}
+	
+}