Stringifier.java

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package eu.stratosphere.util;

/**
 * @author Arvid Heise
 */
public interface Stringifier<T> {
	public String stringify(T object);

	public static class JavaStringifier implements Stringifier<Object> {
		/*
		 * (non-Javadoc)
		 * @see eu.stratosphere.util.Stringifier#stringify(java.lang.Object)
		 */
		@Override
		public String stringify(final Object object) {
			return object.toString();
		}
	}

	public static Stringifier<Object> JavaString = new JavaStringifier();
}