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package org.picocontainer.converters;

/**
 * Interface for type converters. 
 * 
 * @author Paul Hammant
 * @author Michael Rimov
 */
public interface Converter<T> {
    
    /**
     * Performs a conversion between the given parameter value and the target type.
     * @param parameterValue the string value to convert.
     * @return the resulting object.
     */
    T convert(String parameterValue);

}