001    /*
002     * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
003     * 
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
005     * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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015     */
016    package org.springframework.richclient.selection.binding.support;
017    
018    /**
019     * Strategy interface to determine the text for a given item.
020     * 
021     * @author Peter De Bruycker
022     */
023    public interface LabelProvider {
024        /**
025         * Returns the text for the given item.
026         * <p>
027         * Warning: the item can be null.
028         * 
029         * @param item
030         *            the item
031         * @return the text
032         */
033        String getLabel(Object item);
034    }