org.apache.xerces.util

Interface MessageFormatter

Known Implementing Classes:
XIncludeMessageFormatter, XMLMessageFormatter, XSMessageFormatter

public interface MessageFormatter

This interface provides a generic message formatting mechanism and is useful for producing messages that must be localed and/or formatted with replacement text.
Version:
$Id: MessageFormatter.java 319806 2004-02-24 23:15:58Z mrglavas $
Author:
Andy Clark
See Also:
XMLErrorReporter

Method Summary

String
formatMessage(Locale locale, String key, Object[] arguments)
Formats a message with the specified arguments using the given locale information.

Method Details

formatMessage

public String formatMessage(Locale locale,
                            String key,
                            Object[] arguments)
            throws MissingResourceException
Formats a message with the specified arguments using the given locale information.
Parameters:
locale - The locale of the message.
key - The message key.
arguments - The message replacement text arguments. The order of the arguments must match that of the placeholders in the actual message.
Returns:
Returns the formatted message.

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