Commons Beanutils example source code file (LocaleConverter.java)

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The Commons Beanutils LocaleConverter.java source code

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package org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.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.
 *
 * @author Yauheny Mikulski
 */

public interface LocaleConverter extends Converter {


    /**
     * Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the
     * specified type.
     *
     * @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
     *
     * @exception org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if conversion
     * cannot be performed successfully
     */
    public Object convert(Class type, Object value, String pattern);
}