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package org.apache.commons.jxpath.util;
/**
* A type converter can be installed on {@link TypeUtils} to introduce
* additional type conversions for JXPath. Most of
* the time {@link BasicTypeConverter} should be used as the superclass.
*
* @see TypeUtils#setTypeConverter
*
* @author Dmitri Plotnikov
* @version $Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $
*/
public interface TypeConverter {
/**
* Returns true if it can convert the supplied
* object to the specified class.
* @param object object to test
* @param toType target class
* @return boolean
*/
boolean canConvert(Object object, Class toType);
/**
* Converts the supplied object to the specified
* type. Throws a runtime exception if the conversion is
* not possible.
* @param object object to convert
* @param toType target class
* @return resulting Object
*/
Object convert(Object object, Class toType);
}
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