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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;

/**
 * {@link ConvertUtilsBean} implementation that delegates convert()
 * methods to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)} method.
 *
 * 
 * To configure this implementation for the current context ClassLoader invoke
 * BeanUtilsBean.setInstance(new BeanUtilsBean2());
 * 
 *
 * @see BeanUtilsBean2
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 1.8.0
 */
public class ConvertUtilsBean2 extends ConvertUtilsBean {

    /**
     * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
     * method.
     *
     * @param value Value to be converted (may be null)
     * @return The converted String value or null if value is null
     *
     * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
     */
    @Override
    public String convert(final Object value) {
        return (String)convert(value, String.class);
    }

    /**
     * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
     * method.
     *
     * @param value Value to be converted (may be null)
     * @param clazz Java class to be converted to (must not be null)
     * @return The converted value or null if value is null
     *
     * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
     */
    @Override
    public Object convert(final String value, final Class clazz) {
        return convert((Object)value, clazz);
    }

    /**
     * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
     * method.
     *
     * @param value Array of values to be converted
     * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to (must not be null)
     * @return The converted value
     *
     * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
     */
    @Override
    public Object convert(final String[] value, final Class clazz) {
        return convert((Object)value, clazz);
    }

}