IStringResourceStream.java

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package org.apache.wicket.util.resource;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;

/**
 * A resource that can be converted to a String representation, possibly using an explicit Charset.
 * 
 * @author Jonathan Locke
 */
public interface IStringResourceStream extends IResourceStream
{
	/**
	 * Sets the character set used for converting this resource to a String.
	 * 
	 * @param charset
	 *            Charset for component
	 */
	void setCharset(final Charset charset);

	/**
	 * @return This resource as a String.
	 */
	String asString();
}