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017 package org.apache.commons.math.exception.util;
018
019 import java.io.Serializable;
020 import java.util.Locale;
021
022 /**
023 * Interface for localizable strings.
024 *
025 * @version $Revision: 983921 $ $Date: 2010-08-10 12:46:06 +0200 (mar. 10 ao??t 2010) $
026 * @since 2.2
027 */
028 public interface Localizable extends Serializable {
029
030 /**
031 * Get the source (non-localized) string.
032 * @return source string
033 */
034 String getSourceString();
035
036 /**
037 * Get the localized string.
038 * @param locale locale into which to get the string
039 * @return localized string or the source string if no localized version is available
040 */
041 String getLocalizedString(Locale locale);
042
043 }