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package com.phloc.commons.format;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* If a class implements this interface, it claims that its value can be
* formatted using an {@link IFormatter} object.
*
* @author Philip Helger
*/
public interface IFormatterProvider
{
/**
* Get the required formatting object to handle values of this context. This
* may never be null.
*
* @return The formatting object. Never null.
*/
@Nonnull
IFormatter getFormatter ();
}