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package org.activiti.explorer.ui.variable;
/**
* Class that is called when variables need to be rendered. Use these to show a
* different representation than the default variable value (toString() call).
*
* @see VariableRendererManager
*
* @author Frederik Heremans
*/
public interface VariableRenderer {
/**
* Gets the type this renderer is capable of rendering.
*/
Class<?> getVariableType();
/**
* Gets the string-representation of this variable.
*/
String getStringRepresentation(Object variable);
}