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027 * ---------------------
028 * AttributeHandler.java
029 * ---------------------
030 * (C)opyright 2003, 2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
031 *
032 * Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
033 * Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034 *
035 * $Id: AttributeHandler.java,v 1.2 2005/10/18 13:30:16 mungady Exp $
036 *
037 * Changes
038 * -------
039 * 23.09.2003 : Initial version
040 *
041 */
042
043 package org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers;
044
045 /**
046 * An attribute handler is an object that can transform an object into a string or vice
047 * versa.
048 */
049 public interface AttributeHandler {
050
051 /**
052 * Converts an object to an attribute value.
053 *
054 * @param o the object.
055 *
056 * @return the attribute value.
057 */
058 public String toAttributeValue (Object o);
059
060 /**
061 * Converts a string to a property value.
062 *
063 * @param s the string.
064 *
065 * @return a property value.
066 */
067 public Object toPropertyValue (String s);
068
069 }