001 /**
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010 *
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016 */
017 package org.apache.camel.impl.converter;
018
019 import org.apache.camel.TypeConverter;
020
021 /**
022 * A simple converter that can convert any object to a String type by using the
023 * toString() method of the object.
024 *
025 * @version $Revision: 630591 $
026 */
027 public class ToStringTypeConverter implements TypeConverter {
028
029 public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> toType, Object value) {
030 if (value != null) {
031 if (toType.equals(String.class)) {
032 return (T)value.toString();
033 }
034 }
035 return null;
036 }
037
038 }