org.marketcetera.util.l10n
Class MessageInfo

java.lang.Object
  org.marketcetera.util.l10n.MessageInfo

Direct Known Subclasses:

I18NMessageInfo, PropertyMessageInfo

public abstract class MessageInfo
extends Object

Holder of meta-information about a generic message.

Since:

0.6.0

Version:

$Id: MessageInfo.java 16154 2012-07-14 16:34:05Z colin $

Author:

tlerios@marketcetera.com

Field Summary

static MessageInfo[]

EMPTY_ARRAY An empty array of class instances.

Constructor Summary

MessageInfo(String key, int paramCount)
Creates a new meta-information holder with the given message key and parameter count.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object other)
String	getKey() Returns the receiver's message key.
static Properties	getList(MessageInfo[] info) Returns the given collection of message information as a properties object.
int	getParamCount() Returns the receiver's parameter count.
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

EMPTY_ARRAY

public static final MessageInfo[] EMPTY_ARRAY

An empty array of class instances.

Constructor Detail

MessageInfo

public MessageInfo(String key,
                   int paramCount)

Creates a new meta-information holder with the given message key and parameter count.

Parameters:

key - The key.

paramCount - The parameter count; -1 signifies an unknown count.

Method Detail

getList

public static Properties getList(MessageInfo[] info)

Returns the given collection of message information as a properties object. For each message in order, one property is created (or overwritten, if there is a name conflict): its name is the message key, and its value is the key alongside all argument placeholders.

Parameters:

info - The collection of message information.

Returns:

The properties object.

getKey

public String getKey()

Returns the receiver's message key.

Returns:

The key.

getParamCount

public int getParamCount()

Returns the receiver's parameter count.

Returns:

The count; -1 signifies an unknown count.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object