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10 *
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16 */
17
18 /*
19 * This is not the original file distributed by the Apache Software Foundation
20 * It has been modified by the Hipparchus project
21 */
22 package org.hipparchus.exception;
23
24 import java.io.Serializable;
25 import java.util.Locale;
26
27 /**
28 * Interface for localizable strings.
29 *
30 */
31 public interface Localizable extends Serializable {
32 /**
33 * Gets the source (non-localized) string.
34 *
35 * @return the source string.
36 */
37 String getSourceString();
38
39 /**
40 * Gets the localized string.
41 *
42 * @param locale locale into which to get the string.
43 * @return the localized string or the source string if no
44 * localized version is available.
45 */
46 String getLocalizedString(Locale locale);
47 }