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package javax.swing.table;
/**
* TableStringConverter is used to convert objects from the model into
* strings. This is useful in filtering and searching when the model returns
* objects that do not have meaningful <code>toString</code> implementations.
*
* @since 1.6
*/
public abstract class TableStringConverter {
/**
* Returns the string representation of the value at the specified
* location.
*
* @param model the <code>TableModel</code> to fetch the value from
* @param row the row the string is being requested for
* @param column the column the string is being requested for
* @return the string representation. This should never return null.
* @throws NullPointerException if <code>model</code> is null
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the arguments are outside the
* bounds of the model
*/
public abstract String toString(TableModel model, int row, int column);
}