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  * Copyright 2009 Ange Optimization ApS

  *

  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  *

  *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  *

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  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

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 package eu.simuline.octave.type.cast;

 /**

  * Interface for a caster that transforms objects from type F to T. 

  * 

  * @param <F>

  * @param <T>

  */

 public interface Caster<F, T> {

     /**

      * @param from

      *            object to convert

      * @return Converted object

      */

     T cast(F from);

     /**

      * @return Class to cast from

      */

     Class<F> from();

     /**

      * @return Class to cast to

      */

     Class<T> to();

 }