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## org.apache.commons.jxpath.util
Interface TypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:
  BasicTypeConverter, JXPath11CompatibleTypeConverter

    public interface TypeConverter

A type converter can be installed on `TypeUtils` to introduce additional type conversions for JXPath. Most of the time `BasicTypeConverter` should be used as the superclass.

Version:
  $Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $
Author:
  Dmitri Plotnikov
See Also:
  `TypeUtils.setTypeConverter(org.apache.commons.jxpath.util.TypeConverter)`

Method Summary
`boolean` | `canConvert(Object object, Class toType)` Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.
`Object` | `convert(Object object, Class toType)` Converts the supplied object to the specified type.

Method Detail

### canConvert

    boolean canConvert(Object object,
                       Class toType)

  Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.

  Parameters:
    `object` - object to test
    `toType` - target class
  Returns:
    boolean

### convert

    Object convert(Object object,
                   Class toType)

  Converts the supplied object to the specified type. Throws a runtime exception if the conversion is not possible.

  Parameters:
    `object` - object to convert
    `toType` - target class
  Returns:
    resulting Object

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