/******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2016 Oracle
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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*
* Contributors:
* Konstantin Komissarchik - initial implementation and ongoing maintenance
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.sapphire.services;
/**
* Provides the label to be used when presenting a given value to the user. The default behavior is
* to use the value itself.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:konstantin.komissarchik@oracle.com">Konstantin Komissarchik</a>
*/
public abstract class ValueLabelService extends Service
{
/**
* Returns the label to use when presenting a given value to the user. If an unrecognized value
* is encountered, the implementation should return the value itself.
*
* @param value the value that will be presented to the user
* @return the label to use when presenting a given value to the user
*/
public abstract String provide( String value );
}