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017    package org.apache.commons.math.exception.util;
018    
019    import java.io.Serializable;
020    import java.util.Locale;
021    
022    /**
023     * Interface for localizable strings.
024     *
025     * @version $Revision: 983921 $ $Date: 2010-08-10 12:46:06 +0200 (mar. 10 ao??t 2010) $
026     * @since 2.2
027     */
028    public interface Localizable extends Serializable {
029    
030        /**
031         * Get the source (non-localized) string.
032         * @return source string
033         */
034        String getSourceString();
035    
036        /**
037         * Get the localized string.
038         * @param locale locale into which to get the string
039         * @return localized string or the source string if no localized version is available
040         */
041        String getLocalizedString(Locale locale);
042    
043    }