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using System;
namespace log4net.Util.TypeConverters
{
///
/// Interface supported by type converters
///
///
///
/// This interface supports conversion from arbitrary types
/// to a single target type. See .
///
///
/// Nicko Cadell
/// Gert Driesen
public interface IConvertFrom
{
///
/// Can the source type be converted to the type supported by this object
///
/// the type to convert
/// true if the conversion is possible
///
///
/// Test if the can be converted to the
/// type supported by this converter.
///
///
bool CanConvertFrom(Type sourceType);
///
/// Convert the source object to the type supported by this object
///
/// the object to convert
/// the converted object
///
///
/// Converts the to the type supported
/// by this converter.
///
///
object ConvertFrom(object source);
}
}