as2lib 0.9

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    16  
    17  import org.as2lib.core.BasicInterface;
    18  
    19  /**
    20   * {@code Stringifier} is the basic interface for classes that are responsible for
    21   * creating string representations of objects.
    22   * 
    23   * <p>The concrete stringifier should specify in its documentation what type of
    24   * object it epects, that means from which type it expects the object to be an
    25   * instance of.
    26   *
    27   * @author Simon Wacker
    28   */
    29  interface org.as2lib.util.Stringifier extends BasicInterface {
    30  	
    31  	/**
    32  	 * Returns the string representation of the passed-in {@code target} object.
    33  	 *
    34  	 * @param target the target object to stringify
    35  	 * @return the string representation of the {@code target} object
    36  	 */
    37  	public function execute(target):String;
    38  	
    39  }