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017    package org.apache.camel.impl.converter;
018    
019    import java.util.concurrent.Future;
020    
021    import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
022    import org.apache.camel.Message;
023    import org.apache.camel.WrappedFile;
024    import org.apache.camel.component.bean.BeanInvocation;
025    import org.apache.camel.support.TypeConverterSupport;
026    
027    /**
028     * A simple converter that can convert any object to a String type by using the
029     * toString() method of the object.
030     *
031     * @version 
032     */
033    public class ToStringTypeConverter extends TypeConverterSupport {
034    
035        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
036        @Override
037        public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> toType, Exchange exchange, Object value) {
038            if (value != null) {
039    
040                // should not try to convert Message
041                if (Message.class.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
042                    return (T) Void.TYPE;
043                }
044    
045                // should not try to convert future
046                if (Future.class.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
047                    return (T) Void.TYPE;
048                }
049    
050                // should not try to convert bean invocations
051                if (BeanInvocation.class.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
052                    return (T) Void.TYPE;
053                }
054    
055                // should not try to convert files
056                if (WrappedFile.class.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
057                    return (T) Void.TYPE;
058                }
059    
060                if (toType.equals(String.class)) {
061                    return (T)value.toString();
062                }
063            }
064            return null;
065        }
066    
067    }