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    017
    018    package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.convert;
    019
    020    /**
    021     * Interface for doing automatic String conversion to a specific type.
    022     *
    023     * @param <T> Converts Strings into the given type {@code T}.
    024     * @since 2.1 Moved to the {@code convert} package.
    025     */
    026    public interface TypeConverter<T> {
    027
    028        /**
    029         * Converts a String to a given type.
    030         *
    031         * @param s the String to convert. Cannot be {@code null}.
    032         * @return the converted object.
    033         * @throws Exception thrown when a conversion error occurs
    034         */
    035        T convert(String s) throws Exception;
    036    }