Package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.internal

## Interface TypeCoercerProxy

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    `TypeCoercerProxyImpl`

      public interface TypeCoercerProxy

  A simplified version of `TypeCoercer` used to defer the instantiation of the actual TypeCoercer service until necessary.
  Since:
    5.3

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `<S,​T> T` | `coerce​(S input, Class<T> targetType)` | Returns input cast to targetType if input is an instance of target type, otherwise delegates to `TypeCoercer.coerce(Object, Class)`.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### coerce

          <S,​T> T coerce​(S input,
                               Class<T> targetType)

      Returns input cast to targetType if input is an instance of target type, otherwise delegates to `TypeCoercer.coerce(Object, Class)`.
      Type Parameters:
        `S` -
        `T` -
      Parameters:
        `input` - value to be coerced
        `targetType` - desired type of value
      Returns:
        the value, coerced
      Throws:
        `RuntimeException` - if the input can not be coerced