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008    package org.picocontainer.converters;
009    
010    /**
011     * Interface for type converters. 
012     * 
013     * @author Paul Hammant
014     * @author Michael Rimov
015     */
016    public interface Converter<T> {
017        
018        /**
019         * Performs a conversion between the given parameter value and the target type.
020         * @param parameterValue the string value to convert.
021         * @return the resulting object.
022         */
023        T convert(String parameterValue);
024    
025    }