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+
+package org.openoffice.xmerge.util;
+
+
+/**
+ * <p>Helper class providing static methods to convert data to/from
+ *    twips</p>
+ *
+ * @author  Martin Maher
+ */
+public class TwipsConverter {
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Convert from twips to cm's</p>
+     *
+     * @param   value   The <code>short</code> to be converted.
+     *
+     * @return   float containing the converted
+     */
+    public static float twips2cm(int value) {
+
+        float inches = (float) value/1440;
+        float cm = (float) inches*(float)2.54;
+
+        return cm;
+    }
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Convert from cm's to twips</p>
+     *
+     * @param   value   <code>byte</code> array containing the LE representation
+     *                  of the value.
+     *
+     * @return  int containing the converted value.
+     */
+    public static int cm2twips(float value) {
+
+        int twips = (int) ((value/2.54)*1440);
+
+        return twips;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Convert from twips to cm's</p>
+     *
+     * @param   value   The <code>short</code> to be converted.
+     *
+     * @return   float containing the converted
+     */
+    public static float twips2inches(int value) {
+
+        return (float) value/1440;
+    }
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Convert from cm's to twips</p>
+     *
+     * @param   value   <code>byte</code> array containing the LE representation
+     *                  of the value.
+     *
+     * @return  int containing the converted value.
+     */
+    public static int inches2twips(float value) {
+
+        return (int) (value*1440);
+    }
+
+
+}