1 /*
2 * Copyright 2009 Ange Optimization ApS
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package eu.simuline.octave.type.cast;
17
18 /**
19 * Interface for a caster that transforms objects from type F to T.
20 *
21 * @param <F>
22 * @param <T>
23 */
24 public interface Caster<F, T> {
25
26 /**
27 * @param from
28 * object to convert
29 * @return Converted object
30 */
31 T cast(F from);
32
33 /**
34 * @return Class to cast from
35 */
36 Class<F> from();
37
38 /**
39 * @return Class to cast to
40 */
41 Class<T> to();
42
43 }