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/**
 * 
 * This package contains interfaces and classes related to data type conversions.
 * 
 * 
 * An {@code AbstractConfiguration} object is associated with an object
 * responsible for data type conversions. Each conversion is done by this object.
 * By replacing the default conversion handler by a custom version, client
 * applications can adapt and extend the type conversions available.
 * 
 * 
 * Related to data type conversion is also the topic of list delimiter parsing
 * and splitting; before a string value can be converted to a target data type,
 * it must be clear whether it is to be interpreted as a single value or as a
 * list containing multiple values. In this package there are classes implementing
 * different strategies for list delimiter handling. Client code can choose the
 * one which is most suitable for the current use case.
 * 
 *
 */
package org.apache.commons.configuration2.convert;