001/* 
002 * JKNIV, utils - Helper utilities for jdk code.
003 * 
004 * Copyright (C) 2017, the original author or authors.
005 *
006 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
007 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
008 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
009 * version 2.1 of the License.
010 * 
011 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
014 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
015 * 
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
017 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 
018 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
019 */
020package net.sf.jkniv.reflect.beans;
021
022/**
023 * Convert a value to a specific type.
024 * 
025 * @author Alisson Gomes
026 * @since 0.6.0
027 */
028public interface TranslateType
029{
030    /**
031     * make a cast from {@code value}
032     * @param <T> destiny class type resulted of conversion
033     * @param type of to
034     * @param value original value to be converted
035     * @return the result cast
036     */
037    <T> T convert(Class<T> type, Object value);
038
039}