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 package org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale;

 import org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter;

 /**

  * <p>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.

  *

  * @author Yauheny Mikulski

  */

 public interface LocaleConverter extends Converter {

     /**

      * Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the

      * specified type.

      *

      * @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

      *

      * @exception org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if conversion

      * cannot be performed successfully

      */

     public Object convert(Class type, Object value, String pattern);

 }