svn commit: r1533965 - /commons/proper/beanutils/branches/java5/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/Converter.java

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Author: oheger
Date: Sun Oct 20 20:25:47 2013
New Revision: 1533965

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1533965
Log:
Generified Converter interface.

Modified:
    commons/proper/beanutils/branches/java5/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/Converter.java

Modified: commons/proper/beanutils/branches/java5/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/Converter.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/beanutils/branches/java5/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/Converter.java?rev=1533965&r1=1533964&r2=1533965&view=diff
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--- commons/proper/beanutils/branches/java5/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/Converter.java (original)
+++ commons/proper/beanutils/branches/java5/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/Converter.java Sun Oct 20 20:25:47 2013
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public interface Converter {
      * Convert the specified input object into an output object of the
      * specified type.
      *
+     * @param <T> the desired result type
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
      * @return The converted value
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public interface Converter {
      * @exception ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
-    public Object convert(Class type, Object value);
+    public <T> T convert(Class<T> type, Object value);
 
 
 }