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| package javax.swing.table; |
| |
| /** |
| * TableStringConverter is used to convert objects from the model into |
| * strings. This is useful in filtering and searching when the model returns |
| * objects that do not have meaningful <code>toString</code> implementations. |
| * |
| * @since 1.6 |
| */ |
| public abstract class TableStringConverter { |
| /** |
| * Returns the string representation of the value at the specified |
| * location. |
| * |
| * @param model the <code>TableModel</code> to fetch the value from |
| * @param row the row the string is being requested for |
| * @param column the column the string is being requested for |
| * @return the string representation. This should never return null. |
| * @throws NullPointerException if <code>model</code> is null |
| * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the arguments are outside the |
| * bounds of the model |
| */ |
| public abstract String toString(TableModel model, int row, int column); |
| } |