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017    package org.apache.camel.dataformat.bindy;
018    
019    /**
020     * The PatternFormat extends the format interface and allows to retrieve the
021     * pattern linked to a format (Date, Double, ...)
022     */
023    public interface PatternFormat<T> extends Format<T> {
024    
025        /**
026         * Method used to retrieve the pattern for the format
027         * 
028         * @return String the pattern
029         */
030        String getPattern();
031    
032    }