package org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api;
import java.io.Serializable;
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public interface IBaseEnumFactory<T extends Enum<?>> extends Serializable {
/**
* Read an enumeration value from the string that represents it on the XML or JSON
*
* @param codeString the value found in the XML or JSON
* @return the enumeration value
* @throws IllegalArgumentException is the value is not known
*/
public T fromCode(String codeString) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Get the XML/JSON representation for an enumerated value
*
* @param code - the enumeration value
* @return the XML/JSON representation
*/
public String toCode(T code);
}