001/* 002 * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors. 003 * 004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 007 * 008 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 009 * 010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 013 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 014 * limitations under the License. 015 */ 016 017package org.springframework.format; 018 019/** 020 * Formats objects of type T. 021 * A Formatter is both a Printer <i>and</i> a Parser for an object type. 022 * 023 * @author Keith Donald 024 * @since 3.0 025 * @param <T> the type of object this Formatter formats 026 */ 027public interface Formatter<T> extends Printer<T>, Parser<T> { 028 029}