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 * Units of Measurement Implementation for Java SE
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package tec.uom.se.function;

/**
 * Represents an operation to convert values.
 * <p>
 * This is a <a href= "http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/function/package-summary.html#package.description" >functional interface</a>
 * whose functional method is {@link #convert()}.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:units@catmedia.us">Werner Keil</a>
 * @version 1.0, 2016-10-11
 * @since 1.0
 * @param <Q>
 *          The type to convert to.
 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_conversion">Wikipedia: Data Conversion</a>
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Converter<F, T> {

  /**
   * Returns a F converted into a T.
   * 
   * @param from
   * @return the converted result.
   */
  T convert(F from);
}
