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17  package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
18  
19  /**
20   * {@link ConvertUtilsBean} implementation that delegates <code>convert()</code>
21   * methods to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)} method.
22   *
23   * <p>
24   * To configure this implementation for the current context ClassLoader invoke
25   * <code>BeanUtilsBean.setInstance(new BeanUtilsBean2());</code>
26   * </p>
27   *
28   * @see BeanUtilsBean2
29   * @version $Revision: 552381 $ $Date: 2007-07-01 22:00:17 -0400 (Sun, 01 Jul 2007) $
30   * @since 1.8.0
31   */
32  public class ConvertUtilsBean2 extends ConvertUtilsBean {
33  
34      /**
35       * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
36       * method.
37       *
38       * @param value Value to be converted (may be null)
39       * @return The converted String value
40       *
41       * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
42       */
43      public String convert(Object value) {
44          return (String)convert(value, String.class);
45      }
46  
47      /**
48       * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
49       * method.
50       *
51       * @param value Value to be converted (may be null)
52       * @param clazz Java class to be converted to
53       * @return The converted value
54       *
55       * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
56       */
57      public Object convert(String value, Class clazz) {
58          return convert((Object)value, clazz);
59      }
60  
61      /**
62       * Delegates to the new {@link ConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Class)}
63       * method.
64       *
65       * @param value Array of values to be converted
66       * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
67       * @return The converted value
68       *
69       * @see ConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
70       */
71      public Object convert(String[] value, Class clazz) {
72          return convert((Object)value, clazz);
73      }
74  
75  }