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  25 package javax.swing.table;
  26 
  27 /**
  28  * TableStringConverter is used to convert objects from the model into
  29  * strings.  This is useful in filtering and searching when the model returns
  30  * objects that do not have meaningful <code>toString</code> implementations.
  31  *
  32  * @since 1.6
  33  */
  34 public abstract class TableStringConverter {
  35     /**
  36      * Returns the string representation of the value at the specified
  37      * location.
  38      *
  39      * @param model the <code>TableModel</code> to fetch the value from
  40      * @param row the row the string is being requested for
  41      * @param column the column the string is being requested for
  42      * @return the string representation.  This should never return null.
  43      * @throws NullPointerException if <code>model</code> is null
  44      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the arguments are outside the
  45      *         bounds of the model
  46      */
  47     public abstract String toString(TableModel model, int row, int column);
  48 }