1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc.
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7  *
8  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9  *
10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15  */
16 
17 package com.google.inject.spi;
18 
19 import com.google.inject.TypeLiteral;
20 
21 /**
22  * Converts constant string values to a different type.
23  *
24  * @author crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)
25  * @since 2.0
26  */
27 public interface TypeConverter {
28 
29   /** Converts a string value. Throws an exception if a conversion error occurs. */
convert(String value, TypeLiteral<?> toType)30   Object convert(String value, TypeLiteral<?> toType);
31 }
32