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018    package org.apache.camel;
019    
020    /**
021     * A pluggable strategy to be able to convert objects
022     * <a href="http://activemq.apache.org/camel/type-converter.html">to different types</a>
023     * such as to and from String, InputStream/OutputStream, Reader/Writer, Document, byte[], ByteBuffer etc
024     *
025     * @version $Revision: 532316 $
026     */
027    public interface TypeConverter {
028        /**
029         * Converts the value to the specified type
030         * @param type the requested type
031         * @param value the value to be converted
032         * @return the converted value or null if it can not be converted
033         */
034        <T> T convertTo(Class<T> type, Object value);
035    }