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16 */
17 package org.apache.logging.log4j.util;
18
19 /**
20 * Objects that implement this interface can be converted to text, ideally without allocating temporary objects.
21 *
22 * @since 2.6
23 */
24 public interface StringBuilderFormattable {
25
26 /**
27 * Writes a text representation of this object into the specified {@code StringBuilder}, ideally without allocating
28 * temporary objects.
29 *
30 * @param buffer the StringBuilder to write into
31 */
32 void formatTo(StringBuilder buffer);
33 }