src/com/android/mail/content/CursorCreator.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.android.mail.content;

import android.database.Cursor;

/**
 * An object that knows how to create its implementing class using a single row of a cursor alone.
 * @param <T>
 */
public interface CursorCreator<T> {

    /**
     * Creates an object using the current row of the cursor given here. The implementation should
     * not advance/rewind the cursor, and is only allowed to read the existing row.
     * @param c
     * @return a real object of the implementing class.
     */
    T createFromCursor(Cursor c);
}