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From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: Conversions in Java
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On 22.05.2013 00:07, Panoramix wrote:

> When I say conversions, I mean every type of conversion!

Well, then you just need

public interface Converter<F,T> {
   T convert(F fromValue);
}

implement all conversions needed plus a smart mechanism to choose the 
appropriate one in every case. ;-)

Cheers

	robert

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