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  *  Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation

  *

  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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 package org.apache.commons.convert1;

 /**

  * Converter that does no conversion. 

  *

  * @author Henri Yandell

  * @since 0.1

  */

 //H? Thought this had use. Might be a waste though.

 ///  Does have use in tests at least.

 public class IdentityConverter implements Converter {

     /**

      * Performs no conversion, merely returns the input as output.

      *

      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted

      * @param value The input value to be converted

      *

      * @exception ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed

      *  successfully

      */

     public Object convert(Class type, Object value) {

         return value;

     }

 }