<?php
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 * @package log4php
 */

/**
 * Implement this interface in order to render objects as strings using {@link LoggerRendererMap}.
 *
 * Implement this interface in order to render objects as strings using {@link LoggerRendererMap}.
 *
 * Example:
 * {@example ../../examples/php/renderer_map.php 19}<br>
 * {@example ../../examples/resources/renderer_map.properties 18}<br>
 * <pre>
 * DEBUG - Now comes the current MyClass object:
 * DEBUG - Doe, John
 * </pre>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 883108 $
 * @package log4php
 * @subpackage renderers
 * @since 0.3
 */
interface LoggerRendererObject {
	/**
	 * Render the entity passed as parameter as a String.
	 * @param mixed $o entity to render
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function render($o);
}