Converter


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20  package org.apache.cayenne.reflect;
21  
22  /**
23   * A helper class to do property type conversions.
24   * 
25   * @since 1.2
26   * @author Andrus Adamchik
27   */
28  // keeping non-public for now, but this can also be used in expressions and such...
29  abstract class Converter {
30  
31      /**
32       * Converts object to supported class without doing any type checking.
33       */
34      abstract Object   convert(Object   value, Class   type);
35  }
36

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