1 /*
2 * The SmartWeb Framework
3 * Copyright (C) 2004-2006
4 *
5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 *
10 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 *
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
18 *
19 * For further informations on the SmartWeb Framework please visit
20 *
21 * http://smartweb.sourceforge.net
22 */
23
24 package net.smartlab.web.bean;
25
26 import java.util.Locale;
27
28 /**
29 * TODO Documentation
30 *
31 * @author gperrone
32 * @author rlogiacco
33 */
34 public abstract class Converter {
35
36 /*# net.smartlab.web.bean.ConversionException ce */
37
38 /**
39 * TODO documentation
40 *
41 * @param type the target type
42 * @param value the value to be converted
43 * @param locale the locale to be used for the conversion
44 * @return an instance of the specified <code>type</code> which represents
45 * the converted input value
46 * @throws ConversionException if something wrong occurs during conversion
47 * or if the conversion couldn't be performed
48 */
49 public abstract Object convert(Class type, Object value, Locale locale) throws ConversionException;
50
51 }