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package com.phloc.commons.name;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Locale;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
/**
* Interface for a handler that provides the locale dependent name of an
* object.
*
* @author Philip Helger
* @param
* The data type to retrieve the display text from
*/
public interface IDisplayTextProvider extends Serializable
{
/**
* Get the display text of the passed object in the given locale.
*
* @param aObject
* The object to be used. May be null.
* @param aContentLocale
* The display locale to be used. May not be null.
* @return The display text of the passed object in the given locale. May be
* null.
*/
@Nullable
String getDisplayText (@Nullable DATATYPE aObject, @Nonnull Locale aContentLocale);
}