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016 */
017 package org.apache.camel;
018
019 /**
020 * A pluggable strategy to be able to convert objects <a
021 * href="http://activemq.apache.org/camel/type-converter.html">to different
022 * types</a> such as to and from String, InputStream/OutputStream,
023 * Reader/Writer, Document, byte[], ByteBuffer etc
024 *
025 * @version $Revision: 630591 $
026 */
027 public interface TypeConverter {
028 /**
029 * Converts the value to the specified type
030 *
031 * @param type the requested type
032 * @param value the value to be converted
033 * @return the converted value or null if it can not be converted
034 */
035 <T> T convertTo(Class<T> type, Object value);
036 }