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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2014-2022 Philip Helger (www.helger.com)
 * philip[at]helger[dot]com
 *
 * 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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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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 */
package com.helger.commons.text;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import com.helger.commons.string.StringHelper;

/**
 * Base interface for objects that have a locale independent description.
 *
 * @author Philip Helger
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface IHasDescription
{
  /**
   * @return The description of this object. May be null.
   */
  @Nullable
  String getDescription ();

  /**
   * @return true if a description is present, false
   *         otherwise.
   */
  default boolean hasDescription ()
  {
    return StringHelper.hasText (getDescription ());
  }
}