Formatter.java

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package com.jkoolcloud.tnt4j.format;

/**
 * <p>
 * Classes that implement this interface provide implementation for the <code>Formatter</code> interface.
 * This interface allows formatting of any object to a string.
 * </p>
 *
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1 $
 *
 * @see DefaultFormatter
 */

public interface Formatter {
	/**
	 * Format a given object and return a string
	 *
	 * @param obj object to be formatted as string
	 * @param args arguments associated with the object
	 * @return formatted object
	 */
	String format(Object obj, Object...args);
}