org.codehaus.groovy.tools.shell.util

## Class MessageSource

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
  - - org.codehaus.groovy.tools.shell.util.MessageSource

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    GroovyObject

      public class MessageSource
      extends GroovyObjectSupport

  Message source backed up by one or more `ResourceBundle` instances for simple i18n support.
  Version:
    $Id$
  Author:
    Jason Dillon

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MessageSource(Class type)`
    `MessageSource(Class[] types)`
    `MessageSource(String name)`
    `MessageSource(String[] names)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `format(String code, Object[] args)` Format a message (based on `MessageFormat` using the message from the resource bundles using the given code as a pattern and the given objects as arguments.
    `String` | `getMessage(String code)` Get a raw message from the resource bundles using the given code.
    `Object` | `getProperty(String name)` Retrieves a property value.

    - ### Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

      `getMetaClass, invokeMethod, setMetaClass, setProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MessageSource

          public MessageSource(String[] names)

    - #### MessageSource

          public MessageSource(String name)

    - #### MessageSource

          public MessageSource(Class[] types)

    - #### MessageSource

          public MessageSource(Class type)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getMessage

          public String getMessage(String code)

      Get a raw message from the resource bundles using the given code.

    - #### format

          public String format(String code,
                      Object[] args)

      Format a message (based on `MessageFormat` using the message from the resource bundles using the given code as a pattern and the given objects as arguments.

    - #### getProperty

          public Object getProperty(String name)

      Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
      Retrieves a property value.
      Specified by:
        `getProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
      Overrides:
        `getProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the property of interest
      Returns:
        the given property
      See Also:
        `getMessage(String)`