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017package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
018
019/**
020 * {@link ConvertUtilsBean} implementation that delegates <code>convert()</code>
021 * methods to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)} method.
022 *
023 * <p>
024 * To configure this implementation for the current context ClassLoader invoke
025 * <code>BeanUtilsBean.setInstance(new BeanUtilsBean2());</code>
026 * </p>
027 *
028 * @see BeanUtilsBean2
029 * @version $Revision: 552381 $ $Date: 2007-07-02 03:00:17 +0100 (Mon, 02 Jul 2007) $
030 * @since 1.8.0
031 */
032public class ConvertUtilsBean2 extends ConvertUtilsBean {
033
034    /**
035     * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
036     * method.
037     *
038     * @param value Value to be converted (may be null)
039     * @return The converted String value
040     *
041     * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
042     */
043    public String convert(Object value) {
044        return (String)convert(value, String.class);
045    }
046
047    /**
048     * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
049     * method.
050     *
051     * @param value Value to be converted (may be null)
052     * @param clazz Java class to be converted to
053     * @return The converted value
054     *
055     * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
056     */
057    public Object convert(String value, Class clazz) {
058        return convert((Object)value, clazz);
059    }
060
061    /**
062     * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
063     * method.
064     *
065     * @param value Array of values to be converted
066     * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
067     * @return The converted value
068     *
069     * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
070     */
071    public Object convert(String[] value, Class clazz) {
072        return convert((Object)value, clazz);
073    }
074
075}