/* * This file is part of the GeoLatte project. * * GeoLatte is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * GeoLatte is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with GeoLatte. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. * * Copyright (C) 2010 - 2010 and Ownership of code is shared by: * Qmino bvba - Romeinsestraat 18 - 3001 Heverlee (http://www.qmino.com) * Geovise bvba - Generaal Eisenhowerlei 9 - 2140 Antwerpen (http://www.geovise.com) */ package org.geolatte.common.geo; /** * Generic interface for a typeconverter. A typeconverter is a class that converts a string into a type specified * by the generic parameter. * <br> * <p> * <i>Creation-Date</i>: 10-mei-2010<br> * <i>Creation-Time</i>: 10:36:07<br> * </p> * * @author Yves Vandewoude * @author <a href="http://www.qmino.com">Qmino bvba</a> * @since SDK1.5 */ public interface TypeConverter<T> { /** * Converts the given string into an object of T. The method must be threadsafe. * @param inputString The object to convert * @return An object of class T that is initialized based on the given string. * @throws TypeConversionException If the string is invalid and can not be converted into an object of T. */ T convert(String inputString) throws TypeConversionException; }