18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package javafx.util;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * Converter defines conversion behavior between strings and objects.
  30  * The type of objects and formats of strings are defined by the subclasses
  31  * of Converter.
  32  * @since JavaFX 2.0
  33  */
  34 public abstract class StringConverter<T> {
  35     /**
  36     * Converts the object provided into its string form.
  37     * Format of the returned string is defined by the specific converter.

  38     * @return a string representation of the object passed in.
  39     */
  40     public abstract String toString(T object);
  41 
  42     /**
  43     * Converts the string provided into an object defined by the specific converter.
  44     * Format of the string and type of the resulting object is defined by the specific converter.

  45     * @return an object representation of the string passed in.
  46     */
  47     public abstract T fromString(String string);
  48 }

  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package javafx.util;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * Converter defines conversion behavior between strings and objects.
  30  * The type of objects and formats of strings are defined by the subclasses
  31  * of Converter.
  32  * @since JavaFX 2.0
  33  */
  34 public abstract class StringConverter<T> {
  35     /**
  36     * Converts the object provided into its string form.
  37     * Format of the returned string is defined by the specific converter.
  38     * @param object the the {@code T} to convert
  39     * @return a string representation of the object passed in.
  40     */
  41     public abstract String toString(T object);
  42 
  43     /**
  44     * Converts the string provided into an object defined by the specific converter.
  45     * Format of the string and type of the resulting object is defined by the specific converter.
  46     * @param string the {@code String} to convert
  47     * @return an object representation of the string passed in.
  48     */
  49     public abstract T fromString(String string);
  50 }