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20 package org.apache.directory.server.xdbm;
21
22
23 /**
24 * A table key/value String renderer for the display or logging of
25 * human readable potentially binary data.
26 *
27 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
28 * @version $Rev: 640657 $
29 */
30 public interface TupleRenderer
31 {
32 /**
33 * Gets the key Object rendered as a String.
34 *
35 * @param key the key Object
36 * @return the String representation of the key Object
37 */
38 String getKeyString( Object key );
39
40
41 /**
42 * Gets the value Object rendered as a String.
43 *
44 * @param value the value Object
45 * @return the String representation of the value Object
46 */
47 String getValueString( Object value );
48 }