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*/
package com.servoy.j2db.dataprocessing;
import java.util.Map;
import com.servoy.j2db.persistence.IColumnTypes;
/**
* The interface to create column converters with, when the converter converts from 1 type to the other.
*
* @author jcompagner
*
* @since 5.0
*/
public interface ITypedColumnConverter extends IColumnConverter
{
/**
* returns the type the converter converts to, should be one of the {@link IColumnTypes}
*
* this should return {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE} if the type is unknown, or when the default column type should be used.
*
*/
public int getToObjectType(Map<String, String> props);
}