Formatter.java

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package org.solovyev.common.text;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

public interface Formatter<T> {
    /**
     * Method formats string value of specified object
     *
     * @param value object to be converted to string
     * @return string representation of current object
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException illegal argument exception in case of any error (AND ONLY ONE EXCEPTION, I.E. NO NUMBER FORMAT EXCEPTIONS AND SO ON)
     */
    @Nullable
    String formatValue(@Nullable T value) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}