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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 toString implementations.
Since:
1.6/**
 * 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.
Params:
model – the TableModel to fetch the value from
row – the row the string is being requested for
column – the column the string is being requested for
Throws:
NullPointerException – if model is null
IndexOutOfBoundsException – if the arguments are outside the
        bounds of the model
Returns:
the string representation.  This should never return null./**
     * 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);
}