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package org.apache.commons.math.util;

import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;

/**
 * Subclasses implementing this interface can transform Objects to doubles.
 * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 19:36:48 +0200 (sam. 05 sept. 2009) $
 *
 * No longer extends Serializable since 2.0
 *
 */
public interface NumberTransformer {

    /**
     * Implementing this interface provides a facility to transform
     * from Object to Double.
     *
     * @param o the Object to be transformed.
     * @return the double value of the Object.
     * @throws MathException if the Object can not be transformed into a Double.
     */
    double transform(Object o) throws MathException;
}