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WebLogic Server 8.1 API Reference

## weblogic.apache.xerces.util
Interface MessageFormatter

All Known Implementing Classes:
  XMLMessageFormatter, XSMessageFormatter

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.

See Also:
  `XMLErrorReporter`

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` | `formatMessage(java.util.Locale locale, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object[] arguments)` Formats a message with the specified arguments using the given locale information.

Method Detail

### formatMessage

    public java.lang.String formatMessage(java.util.Locale locale,
                                          java.lang.String key,
                                          java.lang.Object[] arguments)
                                   throws java.util.MissingResourceException

  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:
    java.util.MissingResourceException - Thrown if the message with the specified key cannot be found.

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