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18 package org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters;
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21 import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException;
22 import org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter;
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25 /**
26 * <p>Standard {@link Converter} implementation that converts an incoming
27 * String into a <code>java.lang.String</code> object, optionally using a
28 * default value or throwing a {@link ConversionException} if a conversion
29 * error occurs.</p>
30 *
31 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
32 * @version $Revision: 1.5 $ $Date: 2004/02/28 13:18:34 $
33 * @since 1.3
34 */
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36 public final class StringConverter implements Converter {
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42 /**
43 * Convert the specified input object into an output object of the
44 * specified type.
45 *
46 * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
47 * @param value The input value to be converted
48 *
49 * @exception ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
50 * successfully
51 */
52 public Object convert(Class type, Object value) {
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54 if (value == null) {
55 return ((String) null);
56 } else {
57 return (value.toString());
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