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1   /*
2    *  Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
3    *
4    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13   *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15   */
16  package org.apache.commons.convert1;
17  
18  
19  /**
20   * Converter that does no conversion. 
21   *
22   * @author Henri Yandell
23   * @since 0.1
24   */
25  //H? Thought this had use. Might be a waste though.
26  ///  Does have use in tests at least.
27  public class IdentityConverter implements Converter {
28  
29  
30      /**
31       * Performs no conversion, merely returns the input as output.
32       *
33       * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
34       * @param value The input value to be converted
35       *
36       * @exception ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
37       *  successfully
38       */
39      public Object convert(Class type, Object value) {
40          return value;
41      }
42  
43  
44  }