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  package org.apache.cayenne.reflect;
  
  import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
  
  import org.apache.cayenne.CayenneRuntimeException;
  
  /**
   * Can convert to any class that has a constructor that takes a 
   * single Object or a single String parameter.
   */
  public class ToAnyConverter<T> implements Converter<T> {
  	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      @Override
  	public T convert(Object value, Class<T> type) {
  		if (value == null) {
              return null;
          }
  		if (type.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
              return (T) value; // no conversion needed
          }
  		
          try {
              Constructor<T> constructor;
              try {
              	constructor = type.getConstructor(Object.class);
              } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                  constructor = type.getConstructor(String.class);
              	value = value.toString();
              }
              return constructor.newInstance(value);
          } catch (Exception e) {
              throw new CayenneRuntimeException(e);
          }
  	}
  }