com.izforge.izpack.api.resource

Interface Messages

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocaleDatabase

public interface Messages

Locale-specific messages.

Author:

Tim Anderson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	add(Messages messages) Adds messages.
String	get(String id, Object... args) Formats the message with the specified identifier, replacing placeholders with the supplied arguments.
Map<String,String>	getMessages() Returns the messages.
Messages	newMessages(String name) Creates a new messages instance from the named resource that inherits the current messages.

Method Detail

get

String get(String id,
           Object... args)

Formats the message with the specified identifier, replacing placeholders with the supplied arguments.

This uses MessageFormat to format the message.

Parameters:

id - the message identifier

args - message arguments to replace placeholders in the message with

Returns:

the corresponding message, or id if the message does not exist

add

void add(Messages messages)

Adds messages.

This merges the supplied messages with the current messages. If an existing message exists with the same identifier as that supplied, it will be replaced.

Parameters:

messages - the messages to add

getMessages

Map<String,String> getMessages()

Returns the messages.

Returns:

the message identifiers, and their corresponding formats

newMessages

Messages newMessages(String name)

Creates a new messages instance from the named resource that inherits the current messages.

Parameters:

name - the messages resource name

Returns:

the messages