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 *
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009 *
010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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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}