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package org.picocontainer.converters;
/**
* Interface for type converters.
*
* @author Paul Hammant
* @author Michael Rimov
*/
public interface Converter {
/**
* 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);
}