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package com.feilong.lib.beanutils.locale;

import com.feilong.lib.beanutils.Converter;

/**
 * 
 * General purpose locale-sensitive data type converter that can be registered and used
 * within the BeanUtils package to manage the conversion of objects from
 * one type to another.
 *
 * @version $Id$
 */

public interface LocaleConverter extends Converter{

    /**
     * Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the
     * specified type.
     *
     * @param 
     *            The desired target type of the conversion
     * @param type
     *            Data type to which this value should be converted
     * @param value
     *            The input value to be converted
     * @param pattern
     *            The user-defined pattern is used for the input object formatting.
     * @return The converted value
     *
     * @throws com.feilong.lib.beanutils.ConversionException
     *             if conversion
     *             cannot be performed successfully or if the target type is not supported
     */
    public  T convert(Class type,Object value,String pattern);
}