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+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package at.gv.egiz.pdfas.api.io;
+
+/**
+ * Tells, that the IO Element (DataSink - but mostly DataSource) is based upon
+ * character data.
+ * 
+ * <p>
+ * This can be used to retrieve the character text directly with the correct
+ * encoding etc.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * This makes most sense for text DataSources.
+ * </p>
+ * 
+ * @author wprinz
+ */
+public interface TextBased
+{
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the text.
+   * 
+   * @return Returns the text.
+   */
+  public String getText();
+
+}