Formatter.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Born Informatik AG (www.born.ch)
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.wte4j;

import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Interface for formatter used by the engine. To register a new formatter
 * create a new implementation and register it with
 * {@link FormatterRegistry#registerClass(Class)}
 * 
 * @see {@link DefaultFormatter} {@link FormatterName}
 */
public interface Formatter {
	public void setLocale(Locale locale);

	public String format(Object object) throws ClassCastException;

}