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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.internal.translator;
016
017import java.text.ParseException;
018
019/**
020 * Interface for defining the basic parse and toClient operations. The typical implementation is based on {@link
021 * java.text.NumberFormat} but alternate implementations are used for BigInteger and BigDecimal.
022 *
023 * @since 5.1.0.1
024 */
025public interface NumericFormatter
026{
027    /**
028     * Parses a value from the client in a locale-specific way.
029     */
030    Number parse(String clientValue) throws ParseException;
031
032    /**
033     * Formats a value for the client in a locale-specific way.
034     */
035    String toClient(Number value);
036}