001/* 002 * Copyright 2002-2012 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 * 008 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 009 * 010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 013 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 014 * limitations under the License. 015 */ 016 017package org.springframework.format; 018 019import java.util.Locale; 020 021/** 022 * Prints objects of type T for display. 023 * 024 * @author Keith Donald 025 * @since 3.0 026 * @param <T> the type of object this Printer prints 027 */ 028public interface Printer<T> { 029 030 /** 031 * Print the object of type T for display. 032 * @param object the instance to print 033 * @param locale the current user locale 034 * @return the printed text string 035 */ 036 String print(T object, Locale locale); 037 038}