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package com.beust.jcommander.converters;

import com.beust.jcommander.ParameterException;

import java.math.BigDecimal;

/**
 * Converts a String to a BigDecimal.
 *
 * @author Angus Smithson
 */
public class BigDecimalConverter extends BaseConverter<BigDecimal> {

  public BigDecimalConverter(String optionName) {
    super(optionName);
  }

  public BigDecimal convert(String value) {
    try {
      return new BigDecimal(value);
    } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
      throw new ParameterException(getErrorString(value, "a BigDecimal"));
    }
  }
}