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| |
| package org.apache.commons.beanutils2; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>General purpose data type converter that can be registered and used |
| * within the BeanUtils package to manage the conversion of objects from |
| * one type to another.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>Converter subclasses bundled with the BeanUtils library are required |
| * to be thread-safe, as users of the library may call conversion methods |
| * from more than one thread simultaneously.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>Custom converter subclasses created by users of the library can be |
| * non-thread-safe if the application using them is single-threaded. However |
| * it is recommended that they be written in a thread-safe manner anyway.</p> |
| * |
| * @since 1.3 |
| */ |
| public interface Converter { |
| |
| /** |
| * Convert the specified input object into an output object of the |
| * specified type. |
| * |
| * @param <T> the desired result type |
| * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted |
| * @param value The input value to be converted |
| * @return The converted value |
| * |
| * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed |
| * successfully |
| */ |
| public <T> T convert(Class<T> type, Object value); |
| |
| } |