AbstractMessage (Prowide Core API Reference)

java.lang.Object
- com.prowidesoftware.swift.model.AbstractMessage

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractMT
```
public abstract class AbstractMessage
extends java.lang.Object
```
Base class for hierarchy of specific MT and MX classes.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`AbstractMessage()`	Protected constructor necessary for jaxb in MX.
`protected`	`AbstractMessage(MessageStandardType type)`	Constructor for an `MessageStandardType.MT` or `MessageStandardType.MX` message.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MessageStandardType`	`getMessageStandardType()`
`boolean`	`isMT()`
`boolean`	`isMX()`
`abstract java.lang.String`	`message()`	Serialize this message into its raw SWIFT format: FIN for MT and XML for MX

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractMessage
```
protected AbstractMessage()
```
    Protected constructor necessary for jaxb in MX.
  - AbstractMessage
```
protected AbstractMessage(MessageStandardType type)
```
    Constructor for an MessageStandardType.MT or MessageStandardType.MX message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - message type
- Method Detail
  - message
```
public abstract java.lang.String message()
```
    Serialize this message into its raw SWIFT format: FIN for MT and XML for MX
    
    Returns:
    
    the message content
    
    Since:
    
    8.0.2
  - isMT
```
public boolean isMT()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the message is an MT, false otherwise
  - isMX
```
public boolean isMX()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the message is an MX, false otherwise
  - getMessageStandardType
```
public MessageStandardType getMessageStandardType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the standard enumeration value corresponding to this message