gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert

Interface ReversibleDataConverter<InputType,OutputType>

Type Parameters:

InputType - The input type to convert from.

OutputType - The output type to convert to.

All Superinterfaces:

DataConverter<InputType,OutputType>, Evaluator<InputType,OutputType>, ReversibleEvaluator<InputType,OutputType,DataConverter<? super OutputType,? extends InputType>>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractReverseCachedDataConverter, AbstractReversibleDataConverter, DefaultBooleanToNumberConverter, DefaultBooleanToNumberConverter.Reverse, IdentityDataConverter, StringToDoubleConverter, StringToIntegerConverter

public interface ReversibleDataConverter<InputType,OutputType>
extends DataConverter<InputType,OutputType>, ReversibleEvaluator<InputType,OutputType,DataConverter<? super OutputType,? extends InputType>>

Represents a DataConverter whose conversion can be reversed. The reverse is just another DataConverter. It is required that the converter's range must be part of the domain of the reverse converter.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Justin Basilico

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataConverter<? super OutputType,? extends InputType>	reverse() Gets the data converter that performs the reverse conversion.

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.evaluator.Evaluator

evaluate

Method Detail

reverse

DataConverter<? super OutputType,? extends InputType> reverse()

Gets the data converter that performs the reverse conversion.

Specified by:

reverse in interface ReversibleEvaluator<InputType,OutputType,DataConverter<? super OutputType,? extends InputType>>

Returns:

The reverse converter.