Class Messages


  • public class Messages
    extends ResourceBundleSupport
    A helper class for a simplified resource-bundle access. This class simply ignores all resource-bundle related errors and prints place-holder strings if a localization key cannot be found.
    Author:
    David Kincade
    • Constructor Detail

      • Messages

        public Messages​(Locale locale,
                        String baseName,
                        ClassLoader classLoader)
        Creates a new Messages-collection. The locale and baseName will be used to create the resource-bundle that backs up this implementation.
        Parameters:
        locale - the locale.
        baseName - the baseName of the resource-bundle.
        See Also:
        ResourceBundle.getBundle(String, Locale)
      • Messages

        public Messages​(Locale locale,
                        String baseName)
        Deprecated.
        Always provide the classloader to be safe when deployed in weird setups. This method will be removed after the next release.
        Creates a new Messages-collection. The locale and baseName will be used to create the resource-bundle that backs up this implementation.
        Parameters:
        locale - the locale.
        baseName - the baseName of the resource-bundle.
        See Also:
        ResourceBundle.getBundle(String, Locale)
      • Messages

        public Messages​(Locale locale,
                        ResourceBundle resourceBundle,
                        String baseName)
        Deprecated.
        Always provide the classloader to be safe when deployed in weird setups. This method will be removed after the next release.
        Creates a new Messages-collection. The locale and baseName will be used to create the resource-bundle that backs up this implementation.
        Parameters:
        locale - the locale.
        baseName - the baseName of the resource-bundle.
        resourceBundle - a predefined resource-bundle.
    • Method Detail

      • getString

        public String getString​(String key,
                                String... param1)
        Formats the message stored in the resource bundle (using a MessageFormat).
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        param1 - the parameter for the message
        Returns:
        the formated string
      • formatErrorMessage

        public String formatErrorMessage​(String key,
                                         String msg)
        Get a formatted error message. The message consists of two parts. The first part is the error numeric Id associated with the key used to identify the message in the resource file. For instance, suppose the error key is MyClass.ERROR_0068_TEST_ERROR. The first part of the error msg would be "0068". The second part of the returned string is simply the msg parameter.

        Currently the format is: error key - error msg For instance: "0068 - A test error message."

        Currently the format is: error key - error msg For instance: "0069 - You were punched by the donkey."

        Parameters:
        key - String containing the key that was used to obtain the msg parameter from the resource file.
        msg - String containing the message that was obtained from the resource file using the key parameter.
        Returns:
        String containing the formatted error message.
      • getErrorString

        public String getErrorString​(String key,
                                     String... param1)
        Get a parametrized formatted error message from the resource-bundle. The message consists of two parts. The first part is the error numeric Id associated with the key used to identify the message in the resource file. For instance, suppose the error key is MyClass.ERROR_0069_DONKEY_PUNCH. The first part of the error msg would be "0069". The second part of the returned string is simply the msg parameter.

        Currently the format is: error key - error msg For instance: "0069 - You were punched by the donkey."

        Parameters:
        key - String containing the key that was used to obtain the msg parameter from the resource file.
        param1 - the parameter for the message
        Returns:
        String containing the formatted error message.