001    /*
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003     *
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
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015     */
016    package org.springframework.binding.form.support;
017    
018    /**
019     * MessageKeyStrategy is used by {@link MessageSourceFieldFaceSource} to create the codes for resolving messages.
020     * 
021     * @author Mathias Broekelmann
022     * 
023     */
024    public interface MessageCodeStrategy {
025    
026        /**
027         * Creates message codes.
028         * 
029         * @param contextId
030         *            optional contextId of the field.
031         * @param field
032         *            the field. The field name
033         * @param suffixes
034         *            optional array of suffixes.
035         * @return an array of message codes
036         */
037        String[] getMessageCodes(String contextId, String field, String[] suffixes);
038    
039    }