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19 | package org.apache.commons.convert; | |
20 | ||
21 | /** Converter interface. Classes implement this interface to convert one | |
22 | * Java object type to another. | |
23 | * | |
24 | * @param <S> The source object type | |
25 | * @param <T> The target object type | |
26 | */ | |
27 | public interface Converter<S, T> { | |
28 | /** Returns <code>true</code> if this object can convert | |
29 | * <code>sourceClass</code> to <code>targetClass</code>. | |
30 | * <p>Implementations can accomodate class hierarchy ranges | |
31 | * by converting super classes or interfaces.</p> | |
32 | * | |
33 | * @param sourceClass The source <code>Class</code> | |
34 | * @param targetClass The target <code>Class</code> | |
35 | * @return <code>true</code> if this object can convert | |
36 | * <code>sourceClass</code> to <code>targetClass</code>. | |
37 | */ | |
38 | public boolean canConvert(Class<?> sourceClass, Class<?> targetClass); | |
39 | ||
40 | /** Converts <code>obj</code> to <code>T</code>. | |
41 | * | |
42 | * @param obj The source <code>Object</code> to convert | |
43 | * @return The converted <code>Object</code> | |
44 | * @throws ConversionException | |
45 | */ | |
46 | public T convert(S obj) throws ConversionException; | |
47 | ||
48 | /** Returns the source <code>Class</code> for this converter. | |
49 | * | |
50 | * @return The source <code>Class</code> for this converter | |
51 | */ | |
52 | public Class<?> getSourceClass(); | |
53 | ||
54 | /** Returns the target <code>Class</code> for this converter. | |
55 | * | |
56 | * @return The target <code>Class</code> for this converter | |
57 | */ | |
58 | public Class<?> getTargetClass(); | |
59 | } |