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* OrderFormatDelegate.java
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package org.dspace.sort;
/**
* Interface for browse order delegates
*
* @author Graham Triggs
*/
public interface OrderFormatDelegate
{
/**
* Prepare the appropriate sort string for the given value in the
* given language. Languate should be supplied with the ISO-6390-1
* or ISO-639-2 standards. For example "en" or "eng".
*
* @param value the string value
* @param language the language to interpret in
*/
public String makeSortString(String value, String language);
}