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41: package org.netbeans.modules.vmd.api.model;
42:
43: /**
44: * This interface is used for describing (de)serialization of a design-time primitives (for TypeID.Kind == PRIMITIVE).
45: * For registering the implemenation see PrimitiveDescriptorFactory interface.
46: * <p>
47: * This descriptor is used just for (de)serialization of value with TypeID.Kind == PRIMITIVE.
48: *
49: * @author David Kaspar
50: */
51: public interface PrimitiveDescriptor {
52:
53: /**
54: * Returns an encoded string value of an original value.
55: * @param value the original value
56: * @return the encoded string value
57: */
58: public String serialize(Object value);
59:
60: /**
61: * Returns a decoded value from an encoded string value.
62: * @param serialized the encoded string value
63: * @return the decoded value
64: */
65: public Object deserialize(String serialized);
66:
67: /**
68: * Checks whether an object is valid value.
69: * @param object the object to validate
70: * @return true if valid
71: */
72: public boolean isValidInstance(Object object);
73:
74: }
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