/*
* Copyright 2001-2005 Stephen Colebourne
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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package org.joda.time.convert;
/**
* DurationConverter defines how an object is converted to a millisecond duration.
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Brian S O'Neill
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface DurationConverter extends Converter {
/**
* Extracts the millis from an object of this convertor's type.
*
* @param object the object to convert, must not be null
* @return the millisecond duration
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
*/
long getDurationMillis(Object object);
}