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* Copyright 2001-2005 Stephen Colebourne
*
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package org.joda.time.convert;
import org.joda.time.Chronology;
import org.joda.time.ReadWritableInterval;
/**
* IntervalConverter defines how an object is converted to an interval.
*
* @author Brian S O'Neill
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface IntervalConverter extends Converter {
/**
* Checks if the input is a ReadableInterval.
* <p>
* If it is, then the calling code should cast and copy the fields directly.
*
* @param object the object to convert, must not be null
* @param chrono the chronology to use, may be null
* @return true if the input is a ReadableInterval
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
*/
boolean isReadableInterval(Object object, Chronology chrono);
/**
* Extracts interval endpoint values from an object of this converter's
* type, and sets them into the given ReadWritableInterval.
*
* @param writableInterval interval to get modified, not null
* @param object the object to convert, must not be null
* @param chrono the chronology to use, may be null
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
*/
void setInto(ReadWritableInterval writableInterval, Object object, Chronology chrono);
}