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* Copyright 2001-2006 Stephen Colebourne
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package org.joda.time.convert;
import org.joda.time.Chronology;
import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
import org.joda.time.ReadablePartial;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
/**
* PartialConverter defines how an object is converted to a ReadablePartial.
* <p>
* The two methods in this interface must be called in order, as the
* <code>getPartialValues</code> method relies on the result of the
* <code>getChronology</code> method being passed in.
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface PartialConverter extends Converter {
/**
* Extracts the chronology from an object of this converter's type
* where the time zone is specified.
*
* @param object the object to convert
* @param zone the specified zone to use, null means default zone
* @return the chronology, never null
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
* @since 1.3
*/
Chronology getChronology(Object object, DateTimeZone zone);
/**
* Extracts the chronology from an object of this converter's type
* where the chronology is specified.
*
* @param object the object to convert
* @param chrono the chronology to use, null usually means ISO
* @return the chronology, not converted to UTC/local time zone, must be non-null valid
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
*/
Chronology getChronology(Object object, Chronology chrono);
/**
* Extracts the values of the partial from an object of this converter's type.
* The chrono parameter is a hint to the converter, should it require a
* chronology to aid in conversion.
*
* @param fieldSource a partial that provides access to the fields.
* This partial may be incomplete and only getFieldType(int) should be used
* @param object the object to convert
* @param chrono the chronology to use, which is the non-null result of getChronology()
* @return the array of field values that match the fieldSource, must be non-null valid
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
*/
int[] getPartialValues(ReadablePartial fieldSource, Object object, Chronology chrono);
/**
* Extracts the values of the partial from an object of this converter's type.
* The chrono parameter is a hint to the converter, should it require a
* chronology to aid in conversion.
*
* @param fieldSource a partial that provides access to the fields.
* This partial may be incomplete and only getFieldType(int) should be used
* @param object the object to convert
* @param chrono the chronology to use, which is the non-null result of getChronology()
* @param parser if converting from a String, the given parser is preferred
* @return the array of field values that match the fieldSource, must be non-null valid
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
* @since 1.3
*/
int[] getPartialValues(ReadablePartial fieldSource, Object object, Chronology chrono,
DateTimeFormatter parser);
}