/*
* Based on JUEL 2.2.1 code, 2006-2009 Odysseus Software GmbH
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.activiti.engine.impl.juel;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.activiti.engine.impl.javax.el.ELException;
public interface TypeConverter extends Serializable {
/**
* Default conversions as from JSR245.
*/
public static final TypeConverter DEFAULT = new TypeConverterImpl();
/**
* Convert the given input value to the specified target type.
* @param value input value
* @param type target type
* @return conversion result
*/
public <T> T convert(Object value, Class<T> type) throws ELException;
}