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package com.ibm.sbt.services.client.base.datahandlers;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
/**
* This abstract class defines an interface to decouple the data format used so that it can be be replaced easily for another format.
* @author Carlos Manias
*
* @param <DataType>
*/
public interface DataHandler<DataType> extends Serializable{
public String getAsString(FieldEntry field);
public String getAsString(String field);
public Date getAsDate(FieldEntry fieldName, final Locale locale) throws DataHandlerException;
public Date getAsDate(FieldEntry field) throws DataHandlerException;
public Date getAsDate(String field) throws DataHandlerException;
public Date getAsDate(String field, final Locale locale) throws DataHandlerException;
public int getAsInt(FieldEntry fieldName);
public int getAsInt(String fieldName);
public float getAsFloat(FieldEntry fieldName);
public float getAsFloat(String fieldName);
public boolean getAsBoolean(FieldEntry fieldName);
public boolean getAsBoolean(String fieldName);
public List<DataType> getEntries(FieldEntry path);
public List<DataType> getEntries(String path);
public DataType getEntry(FieldEntry path);
public DataType getEntry(String path);
public void setData(final Object data);
public Object getData();
public Long getAsLong(String fieldName);
public Long getAsLong(FieldEntry fieldName);
public String[] getAsArray(String fieldName);
public String[] getAsArray(FieldEntry fieldName);
}