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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);

}