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
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.core.style;
018
019/**
020 * Strategy that encapsulates value String styling algorithms
021 * according to Spring conventions.
022 *
023 * @author Keith Donald
024 * @since 1.2.2
025 */
026public interface ValueStyler {
027
028        /**
029         * Style the given value, returning a String representation.
030         * @param value the Object value to style
031         * @return the styled String
032         */
033        String style(Object value);
034
035}