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package org.seasar.extension.jdbc.gen.internal.argtype;

/**
 * コマンドラインの引数の型を表すインタフェースです。
 * 
 * @author taedium
 * @param <T>
 *            引数の型
 */
public interface ArgumentType<T> {

    /**
     * 引数の文字列を適切な型のオブジェクトに変換します。
     * 
     * @param value
     *            引数の文字列
     * @return オブジェクト
     */
    T toObject(String value);

    /**
     * 引数のオブジェクトを文字列に変換します。
     * 
     * @param value
     *            引数のオブジェクト
     * @return 文字列
     */
    String toText(T value);

}
