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016
017package org.springframework.validation;
018
019/**
020 * Strategy interface for building message codes from validation error codes.
021 * Used by DataBinder to build the codes list for ObjectErrors and FieldErrors.
022 *
023 * <p>The resulting message codes correspond to the codes of a
024 * MessageSourceResolvable (as implemented by ObjectError and FieldError).
025 *
026 * @author Juergen Hoeller
027 * @since 1.0.1
028 * @see DataBinder#setMessageCodesResolver
029 * @see ObjectError
030 * @see FieldError
031 * @see org.springframework.context.MessageSourceResolvable#getCodes()
032 */
033public interface MessageCodesResolver {
034
035        /**
036         * Build message codes for the given error code and object name.
037         * Used for building the codes list of an ObjectError.
038         * @param errorCode the error code used for rejecting the object
039         * @param objectName the name of the object
040         * @return the message codes to use
041         */
042        String[] resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode, String objectName);
043
044        /**
045         * Build message codes for the given error code and field specification.
046         * Used for building the codes list of an FieldError.
047         * @param errorCode the error code used for rejecting the value
048         * @param objectName the name of the object
049         * @param field the field name
050         * @param fieldType the field type (may be {@code null} if not determinable)
051         * @return the message codes to use
052         */
053        String[] resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode, String objectName, String field, Class<?> fieldType);
054
055}