src/Lucene.Net.Highlighter/Highlight/IEncoder.cs

namespace Lucene.Net.Search.Highlight
{
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    /// <summary>Encodes original text. The <see cref="IEncoder"/> works with the <see cref="IFormatter"/> to generate the output.</summary>
    public interface IEncoder
    {
        /// <param name="originalText">The section of text being output</param>
        string EncodeText(string originalText);
    }
}