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package com.jgoodies.common.display;


/**
 * Describes how an object shall represent itself in lists.
 * The object may also have a general representation as described
 * by the {@link Displayable} interface. And it may have a different
 * default representation for tables as described by
 * the {@link TableDisplayable} interface.<p>
 * 
 * Used by the JGoodies {@code JGDisplayableListCellRenderer}.
 *
 * @author  Karsten Lentzsch
 * 
 * @since 1.7
 */
public interface ListDisplayable {
	
	/**
	 * Returns this object's default String presentation in lists.
	 * 
	 * @return this object's standard list representation
	 */
    String getListDisplayString();
    
}
