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  *

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 package org.apache.commons.convert.conversion;

 import org.apache.commons.convert.Conversion;

 import org.apache.commons.convert.Converter;

 /**

  * Conversion from Class to String using <code>getName()</code>.

  *

  * @author Stephen Colebourne

  * @version $Id: ClassToStringConversion.java 155441 2005-02-26 13:19:22Z dirkv $

  * @since 1.0

  */

 public class ClassToStringConversion extends AbstractConversion {

     /** Singleton instance of this factory */

     public static final Conversion INSTANCE = new ClassToStringConversion();

     /**

      * Constructor.

      */

     protected ClassToStringConversion() {

         super(Class.class, STRING_CLASS);

     }

     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

     /**

      * Convert the non-null Class to a String using <code>getName()</code>.

      * 

      * @param value  the input value to be converted, pre-checked to not be null

      * @param converter  the converter being used, not null

      * @return the converted value

      */

     protected Object convertValue(Object value, Converter converter) {

         return ((Class) value).getName();

     }

 }