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010 *
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016 */
017 package org.apache.camel.impl.converter;
018
019 import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
020 import org.apache.camel.TypeConverter;
021
022 /**
023 * A simple converter that can convert any object to a String type by using the
024 * toString() method of the object.
025 *
026 * @version $Revision: 747062 $
027 */
028 public class ToStringTypeConverter implements TypeConverter {
029
030 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
031 public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> toType, Object value) {
032 if (value != null) {
033 if (toType.equals(String.class)) {
034 return (T)value.toString();
035 }
036 }
037 return null;
038 }
039
040 public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> type, Exchange exchange, Object value) {
041 return convertTo(type, value);
042 }
043 }