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 * Copyright (C) 2010 eXo Platform SAS.
 * 
 * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
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 * 
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 */
package org.xcmis.search.value;

/**
 * Interface to support CAST(value, type) clauses.
 */
public interface CastSystem
{
   /**
    * Cast value.
    * 
    * @param value
    *           - string representation of value
    * @param type
    *           - Destination type.
    * @return
    */
   String cast(Object value, PropertyType type);
}