/*
* This file is part of JGAP.
*
* JGAP offers a dual license model containing the LGPL as well as the MPL.
*
* For licensing information please see the file license.txt included with JGAP
* or have a look at the top of class org.jgap.Chromosome which representatively
* includes the JGAP license policy applicable for any file delivered with JGAP.
*/
package org.jgap;
/**
* Interface for objects that can represent themselves as a string and parse
* this string later on to generate a new instance of themselves.
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.2
*/
public interface IPersistentRepresentation {
/** String containing the CVS revision. Read out via reflection!*/
final static String CVS_REVISION = "$Revision: 1.2 $";
/**
* Returns a persistent representation of an entity (such as a chromosome or a
* gene).
*
* @return string representation of current state
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.2
*/
public String getPersistentRepresentation();
/**
* Counterpart of getPersistentRepresentation.
*
* @param a_representation the string representation retrieved from a prior
* call to the getPersistentRepresentation() method
*
* @throws UnsupportedRepresentationException
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.2
*/
public void setValueFromPersistentRepresentation(String a_representation)
throws UnsupportedRepresentationException;
}