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 package org.apache.tapestry5.internal.translator;

 import java.text.ParseException;

 /**

  * Interface for defining the basic parse and toClient operations. The typical implementation is based on {@link

  * java.text.NumberFormat} but alternate implementations are used for BigInteger and BigDecimal.

  *

  * @since 5.1.0.1

  */

 public interface NumericFormatter

 {

     /**

      * Parses a value from the client in a locale-specific way.

      */

     Number parse(String clientValue) throws ParseException;

     /**

      * Formats a value for the client in a locale-specific way.

      */

     String toClient(Number value);

 }