001/*
002 * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
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009 *
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014 * limitations under the License.
015 */
016
017package org.springframework.core.style;
018
019import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
020
021/**
022 * Strategy that encapsulates value String styling algorithms
023 * according to Spring conventions.
024 *
025 * @author Keith Donald
026 * @since 1.2.2
027 */
028public interface ValueStyler {
029
030        /**
031         * Style the given value, returning a String representation.
032         * @param value the Object value to style
033         * @return the styled String
034         */
035        String style(@Nullable Object value);
036
037}