org.apache.camel.dataformat.bindy
Interface Format<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

PatternFormat<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BigDecimalFormat, BigIntegerFormat, ByteFormat, BytePatternFormat, CharacterFormat, DatePatternFormat, DoubleFormat, DoublePatternFormat, FloatFormat, FloatPatternFormat, IntegerFormat, IntegerPatternFormat, LongFormat, LongPatternFormat, NumberPatternFormat, ShortFormat, ShortPatternFormat, StringFormat

public interface Format<T>

Format allows to format object to and from string received using format or parse method

Method Summary

java.lang.String	format(T object) Formats the object into a String
T	parse(java.lang.String string) Parses a String into an object

Method Detail

format

java.lang.String format(T object)
                        throws java.lang.Exception

Formats the object into a String

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

formatted as a String

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - can be thrown

parse

T parse(java.lang.String string)
        throws java.lang.Exception

Parses a String into an object

Parameters:

string - the string

Returns:

T the object

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - can be thrown