Converter


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16  
17  
18  package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
19  
20  
21  /**
22   * <p>General purpose data type converter that can be registered and used
23   * within the BeanUtils package to manage the conversion of objects from
24   * one type to another.
25   *
26   * @author Craig McClanahan
27   * @author Paulo Gaspar
28   * @version $Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2004/02/28 13:18:33 $
29   * @since 1.3
30   */
31  
32  public interface Converter {
33  
34  
35      /**
36       * Convert the specified input object into an output object of the
37       * specified type.
38       *
39       * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
40       * @param value The input value to be converted
41       *
42       * @exception ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
43       *  successfully
44       */
45      public Object   convert(Class   type, Object   value);
46  
47  
48  }
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