ValuePersister


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23   
24  /*
25   * $Header: /cvs/glassfish/admin-core/mbeanapi/src/java/com/sun/appserv/management/util/misc/ValuePersister.java,v 1.3 2005/12/25 03:51:56 tcfujii Exp $
26   * $Revision: 1.3 $
27   * $Date: 2005/12/25 03:51:56 $
28   */
29  package com.sun.appserv.management.util.misc;
30  
31  /**
32      Interface useful for persisting values using String.
33      
34      Implementors of this interface must be able to convert the value
35      to a String and convert a String to its corresponding Object.
36   */
37  public interface ValuePersister
38  {
39      /**
40          Convert the Object to a String representation
41          
42          @param value
43          @return a String representation of the Object
44       */
45      public String     asString( Object   value );
46      
47      /**
48          Convert the String to a corresponding Object
49          
50          @param theString    the String to use
51          @return the corresponding Object representation
52       */
53      public Object     asObject( String   theString );
54  }
55
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