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016     */
017    package org.apache.camel.dataformat.bindy;
018    
019    /**
020     * Format allows to format object to and from string received using format or parse method
021     */
022    public interface Format<T> {
023    
024        /**
025         * Formats the object into a String
026         * 
027         * @param object the object
028         * @return formatted as a String
029         * @throws Exception can be thrown
030         */
031        String format(T object) throws Exception;
032    
033        /**
034         * Parses a String into an object
035         * 
036         * @param string the string
037         * @return T the object
038         * @throws Exception can be thrown
039         */
040        T parse(String string) throws Exception;
041    
042    }