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+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import org.jooq.Converter;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+public class DelegatingConverter<T, U> extends AbstractConverter<T, U> {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3739249904977790727L;
+
+    private final Converter<T, U> delegate;
+
+    public DelegatingConverter(Converter<T, U> delegate) {
+        super(delegate.fromType(), delegate.toType());
+
+        this.delegate = delegate;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final U from(T t) {
+        return delegate.from(t);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final T to(U u) {
+        return delegate.to(u);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Converter [ " + fromType().getName() + " -> " + toType().getName() + " ]";
+    }
+}