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Pax Wicket Service is an OSGi extension of the Wicket framework, allowing for dynamic loading and unloading of Wicket components and pageSources.

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package org.apache.wicket.util.convert;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

import org.apache.wicket.IClusterable;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.FormComponent;


/**
 * Converts input to output and vice versa. Converters are needed in web applications because we
 * have to switch between Java objects on the server and Strings in the browser output and input.
 * 
 * Output conversion, which is handled by {@link #convertToString(Object, Locale)}, is typically
 * used by components when they render, so that a date can be displayed as '12/12/2007'. Input
 * conversion, handled by {@link #convertToObject(String, Locale)}, is typically used by form
 * components to interpret incoming values Such values are strings as they are send as request
 * parameters from browsers. An incoming value could be the string '12/12/2007' which could be
 * translated to a corresponding {@link Date} object.
 * 
 * Notice that incoming value, when used by a FormComponent, will never be null because before
 * validation form components perform the required (see {@link FormComponent#isRequired()} check
 * which errors out on null values. In the case the FormComponent is not required and the user
 * enters a null value converters will not be invoked because no type conversion is necessary.
 * 
 * 
 * @author Eelco Hillenius
 * @author Jonathan Locke
 * 
 */
public interface IConverter extends IClusterable
{
	/**
	 * Converts the given {@link String} value
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            The string value to convert
	 * @param locale
	 *            The locale used to convert the value
	 * @return The converted value
	 */
	Object convertToObject(String value, Locale locale);

	/**
	 * Converts the given value to a string.
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            The value to convert
	 * @param locale
	 *            The locale used to convert the value
	 * 
	 * @return The converted string value
	 */
	String convertToString(Object value, Locale locale);
}