Spring Framework example source code file (MessageSourceResolvable.java)

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The Spring Framework MessageSourceResolvable.java source code

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package org.springframework.context;

/**
 * Interface for objects that are suitable for message resolution in a
 * {@link MessageSource}.
 * 
 * <p>Spring's own validation error classes implement this interface.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @see MessageSource#getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable, java.util.Locale)
 * @see org.springframework.validation.ObjectError
 * @see org.springframework.validation.FieldError
 */
public interface MessageSourceResolvable {

	/**
	 * Return the codes to be used to resolve this message, in the order that
	 * they should get tried. The last code will therefore be the default one.
	 * @return a String array of codes which are associated with this message
	 */
	public String[] getCodes();

	/**
	 * Return the array of arguments to be used to resolve this message.
	 * @return an array of objects to be used as parameters to replace
	 * placeholders within the message text
	 * @see java.text.MessageFormat
	 */
	public Object[] getArguments();

	/**
	 * Return the default message to be used to resolve this message.
	 * @return the default message, or <code>null if no default
	 */
	public String getDefaultMessage();

}