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* Copyright 2001-2005 Stephen Colebourne
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package org.joda.time.convert;
/**
* DurationConverter defines how an object is converted to a millisecond duration.
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Brian S O'Neill
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface DurationConverter extends Converter {
/**
* Extracts the millis from an object of this converter's type.
*
* @param object the object to convert, must not be null
* @return the millisecond duration
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is invalid
*/
long getDurationMillis(Object object);
}