org.apache.xerces.util

Interface MessageFormatter

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,v 1.6 2004/02/24 23:15:53 mrglavas Exp $

Author: Andy Clark

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

Method Detail

formatMessage

public String formatMessage(Locale locale, String key, Object[] arguments)
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.

Throws: MissingResourceException Thrown if the message with the specified key cannot be found.

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