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17
18 package org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale;
19
20 import org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter;
21
22
23 /**
24 * <p>General purpose locale-sensitive data type converter that can be registered and used
25 * within the BeanUtils package to manage the conversion of objects from
26 * one type to another.
27 *
28 * @version $Id$
29 */
30
31 public interface LocaleConverter extends Converter {
32
33
34 /**
35 * Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the
36 * specified type.
37 *
38 * @param <T> The desired target type of the conversion
39 * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
40 * @param value The input value to be converted
41 * @param pattern The user-defined pattern is used for the input object formatting.
42 * @return The converted value
43 *
44 * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if conversion
45 * cannot be performed successfully or if the target type is not supported
46 */
47 public <T> T convert(Class<T> type, Object value, String pattern);
48 }