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package org.springframework.binding.mapping;
/**
* Maps state between two objects.
*
* @author Keith Donald
*/
public interface Mapper {
/**
* Map state from a source object to a target object.
* @param source the source
* @param target the target
* @return results of the mapping transaction
*/
public MappingResults map(Object source, Object target);
}