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.  Language 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);
}