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package org.apache.commons.math.exception.util;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Interface for localizable strings.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 983921 $ $Date: 2010-08-10 12:46:06 +0200 (mar. 10 août 2010) $
 * @since 2.2
 */
public interface Localizable extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Get the source (non-localized) string.
     * @return source string
     */
    String getSourceString();

    /**
     * Get the localized string.
     * @param locale locale into which to get the string
     * @return localized string or the source string if no localized version is available
     */
    String getLocalizedString(Locale locale);

}