#region License
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*
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#endregion
namespace Spring.Globalization{
/// <summary>
/// Interface that should be implemented by all formatters.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// Formatters assume that source value is a string, and make no assumptions
/// about the target value's type, which means that <c>Parse</c> method can return
/// object of any type.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <author>Aleksandar Seovic</author>
public interface IFormatter
{
/// <summary>
/// Formats the specified value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The value to format.</param>
/// <returns>Formatted <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
string Format(object value);
/// <summary>
/// Parses the specified value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The value to parse.</param>
/// <returns>Parsed <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
object Parse(string value);
}
}
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