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| package org.ofbiz.base.conversion; |
| |
| /** ConverterCreator interface. Classes implement this interface to create a |
| * converter that can convert one Java object type to another. |
| */ |
| public interface ConverterCreator { |
| /** Creates a Converter that can convert the <code>sourceClass</code> to |
| * the <code>targetClass</code>. Returns <code>null</code> if this creater |
| * doesn't support the class pair. |
| * |
| * @param sourceClass The source <code>Class</code> to convert |
| * @param targetClass The target <code>Class</code> to convert to |
| * @return a converter that can convert <code>Object</code>s |
| */ |
| public <S, T> Converter<S, T> createConverter(Class<S> sourceClass, Class<T> targetClass); |
| } |