LocaleConverter


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16   
17  package org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale;
18  
19  import org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter;
20  
21  
22  /**
23   * <p>General purpose locale-sensitive data type converter that can be registered and used
24   * within the BeanUtils package to manage the conversion of objects from
25   * one type to another.
26   *
27   * @author Yauheny Mikulski
28   */
29  
30  public interface LocaleConverter extends Converter {
31  
32  
33      /**
34       * Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the
35       * specified type.
36       *
37       * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
38       * @param value The input value to be converted
39       * @param pattern The user-defined pattern is used for the input object formatting.
40       *
41       * @exception ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
42       *  successfully
43       */
44      public Object   convert(Class   type, Object   value, String   pattern);
45  }
46

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