001package org.hl7.fhir.dstu2.model;
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053import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IBaseEnumFactory;
054
055/**
056 * Helper class to help manage generic enumerated types
057 */
058public interface EnumFactory<T extends Enum<?>> extends IBaseEnumFactory<T> {
059
060        /**
061         * Read an enumeration value from the string that represents it on the XML or JSON
062         * @param codeString the value found in the XML or JSON
063         * @return the enumeration value
064         * @is the value is not known
065         */
066  public T fromCode(String codeString) throws IllegalArgumentException;
067  
068  /**
069   * Get the XML/JSON representation for an enumerated value
070   * @param code - the enumeration value
071   * @return the XML/JSON representation
072   * @if the enumeration is not valid (would usually indicate a code generation bug)
073   */
074  public String toCode(T code);
075
076}