001/*
002 * Copyright 2006-2007 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
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.batch.item.file.mapping;
018
019import org.springframework.batch.item.file.transform.FieldSet;
020import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
021
022
023
024/**
025 * Interface that is used to map data obtained from a {@link FieldSet} into an
026 * object.
027 * 
028 * @author Tomas Slanina
029 * @author Dave Syer
030 * 
031 */
032public interface FieldSetMapper<T> {
033        
034        /**
035         * Method used to map data obtained from a {@link FieldSet} into an object.
036         * 
037         * @param fieldSet the {@link FieldSet} to map
038         * @return the populated object
039         * @throws BindException if there is a problem with the binding
040         */
041        T mapFieldSet(FieldSet fieldSet) throws BindException;
042}