001    /*
002     * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
003     *
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014     * limitations under the License.
015     */
016    package org.springframework.binding.validation;
017    
018    import org.springframework.richclient.core.Message;
019    
020    /**
021     * A specific type of message that relates to a property.
022     * <code>ValidationMessage</code>s often find their origin in validation
023     * triggered by a constraint on a property. This information is additionally
024     * kept available in this <code>ValidationMessage</code>.
025     */
026    public interface ValidationMessage extends Message {
027    
028            /**
029             * The property name for messages that have a global scope i.e. do not apply
030             * to a specific property.
031             */
032            public static final String GLOBAL_PROPERTY = null;
033    
034            /**
035             * The property that this validation message applies to; or
036             * <code>GLOBAL_PROPERTY</code> if this message does not apply to a
037             * specific property.
038             */
039            String getProperty();
040    
041    }