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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2007, James Leigh All rights reserved.
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package org.openrdf.repository.object.managers;

import org.openrdf.model.Literal;
import org.openrdf.model.URI;

/**
 * Interface used to convert between Java literal Objects and Sesame RDF
 * Literals.
 * 
 * @author James Leigh
 * 
 * @param 
 *            Java Class type this object can convert.
 */
public interface Marshall {
	public String getJavaClassName();

	public URI getDatatype();

	public void setDatatype(URI datatype);

	public T deserialize(Literal literal);

	public Literal serialize(T object);
}