/*
* 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;
}