org.springframework.richclient.core
Interface Message

All Known Subinterfaces:

ValidationMessage

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMessage, DefaultValidationMessage

public interface Message

An interface to be implemented by classes that represent a user-oriented message and are capable of rendering themselves on GUI components.

See Also:

JComponent

Method Summary

String	getMessage() The textual representation of the message.
Severity	getSeverity() Return the Severity of this message, possibly null.
long	getTimestamp() Timestamp in long format of the message creation.
void	renderMessage(JComponent component) Decorate the given component with this message.

Method Detail

getTimestamp

long getTimestamp()

Timestamp in long format of the message creation.

getMessage

String getMessage()

The textual representation of the message. This is not necessarily how the message will appear on a GUI component.

Returns:

textual message, never null, but possibly an empty string.

getSeverity

Severity getSeverity()

Return the Severity of this message, possibly null.

renderMessage

void renderMessage(JComponent component)

Decorate the given component with this message.

Parameters:

component - visual component to decorate.