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package org.springframework.ldap.odm.typeconversion.impl.converters;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

import org.springframework.ldap.odm.typeconversion.impl.Converter;

/**
 * A Converter from a {@link java.lang.String} to any class which has a single argument
 * public constructor taking a {@link java.lang.String}.
 * 
 * This should only be used as a fall-back converter, as a last attempt.
 *
 * @author Paul Harvey <paul.at.pauls-place.me.uk>
 */
public final class FromStringConverter implements Converter {

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see org.springframework.ldap.odm.typeconversion.impl.Converter#convert(java.lang.
	 * Object, java.lang.Class)
	 */
	public  T convert(Object source, Class toClass) throws Exception {
		Constructor constructor = toClass.getConstructor(java.lang.String.class);
		return constructor.newInstance(source);
	}

}