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| |
| package org.apache.commons.beanutils2.locale; |
| |
| import org.apache.commons.beanutils2.Converter; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>General purpose locale-sensitive data type converter that can be registered and used |
| * within the BeanUtils package to manage the conversion of objects from |
| * one type to another. |
| * |
| */ |
| |
| public interface LocaleConverter extends Converter { |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the |
| * specified type. |
| * |
| * @param <T> The desired target type of the conversion |
| * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted |
| * @param value The input value to be converted |
| * @param pattern The user-defined pattern is used for the input object formatting. |
| * @return The converted value |
| * |
| * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils2.ConversionException if conversion |
| * cannot be performed successfully or if the target type is not supported |
| */ |
| public <T> T convert(Class<T> type, Object value, String pattern); |
| } |