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+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataverseConverter.java	Tue Sep 08 17:00:21 2015 +0200
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+/*
+ * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+
+package edu.harvard.iq.dataverse;
+
+import javax.ejb.EJB;
+import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
+import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
+import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
+import javax.faces.convert.FacesConverter;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author skraffmiller
+ */
+@FacesConverter("dataverseConverter")
+public class DataverseConverter implements Converter {
+
+    
+    @EJB
+    DataverseServiceBean dataverseService;
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent component, String submittedValue) {
+        return dataverseService.find(new Long(submittedValue));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent component, Object value) {
+        if (value == null || value.equals("")) {
+            return "";
+        } else {
+            return ((Dataverse) value).getId().toString();
+        }
+    }
+}