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using System;
namespace log4net.Util.TypeConverters
{
///
/// Interface supported by type converters
///
///
///
/// This interface supports conversion from a single type to arbitrary types.
/// See .
///
///
/// Nicko Cadell
public interface IConvertTo
{
///
/// Returns whether this converter can convert the object to the specified type
///
/// A Type that represents the type you want to convert to
/// true if the conversion is possible
///
///
/// Test if the type supported by this converter can be converted to the
/// .
///
///
bool CanConvertTo(Type targetType);
///
/// Converts the given value object to the specified type, using the arguments
///
/// the object to convert
/// The Type to convert the value parameter to
/// the converted object
///
///
/// Converts the (which must be of the type supported
/// by this converter) to the specified..
///
///
object ConvertTo(object source, Type targetType);
}
}