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/* * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.format; import java.util.Locale; /** * Prints objects of type T for display. * * @author Keith Donald * @since 3.0 * @param <T> the type of object this Printer prints */ @FunctionalInterface public interface Printer<T> { /** * Print the object of type T for display. * @param object the instance to print * @param locale the current user locale * @return the printed text string */ String print(T object, Locale locale); }