velocity-engine-core/src/main/java/org/apache/velocity/util/introspection/Converter.java


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package org.apache.velocity.util.introspection;

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/**
 * Converts a value to type T
 *
 * @since 2.0
 * @author <a href="mailto:claude.brisson@gmail.com">Claude Brisson</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Converter<T>
{
    /**
     * convert object to type T
     * @param o input object
     * @return converted object
     */
    T convert(Object o);
}