- /*
- * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
- *
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights
- * reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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- * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- * distribution.
- *
- * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,
- * if any, must include the following acknowledgment:
- * "This product includes software developed by the
- * Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)."
- * Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,
- * if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
- *
- * 4. The names "Xerces" and "Apache Software Foundation" must
- * not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
- * software without prior written permission. For written
- * permission, please contact apache@apache.org.
- *
- * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Apache",
- * nor may "Apache" appear in their name, without prior written
- * permission of the Apache Software Foundation.
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- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- * ====================================================================
- *
- * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
- * individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation and was
- * originally based on software copyright (c) 1999, International
- * Business Machines, Inc., http://www.apache.org. For more
- * information on the Apache Software Foundation, please see
- * <http://www.apache.org/>.
- */
-
- package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util;
-
- import java.util.Locale;
- import java.util.MissingResourceException;
-
- /**
- * This interface provides a generic message formatting mechanism and
- * is useful for producing messages that must be localed and/or formatted
- * with replacement text.
- *
- * @see com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter
- *
- * @author Andy Clark
- *
- * @version $Id: MessageFormatter.java,v 1.5 2002/01/29 01:15:18 lehors Exp $
- */
- public interface MessageFormatter {
-
- //
- // MessageFormatter methods
- //
-
- /**
- * Formats a message with the specified arguments using the given
- * locale information.
- *
- * @param locale The locale of the message.
- * @param key The message key.
- * @param arguments The message replacement text arguments. The order
- * of the arguments must match that of the placeholders
- * in the actual message.
- *
- * @return Returns the formatted message.
- *
- * @throws MissingResourceException Thrown if the message with the
- * specified key cannot be found.
- */
- public String formatMessage(Locale locale, String key, Object[] arguments)
- throws MissingResourceException;
-
- } // interface MessageFormatter