org.jaffa.util
Class PropertyMessageResourcesFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.struts.util.MessageResourcesFactory
      org.jaffa.util.PropertyMessageResourcesFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class PropertyMessageResourcesFactory

extends MessageResourcesFactory

Factory for PropertyMessageResources instances. The configuration paramter for such instances is the base Java package name of the resources entries from which our keys and values will be loaded. This class is based on the struts class org.apache.struts.util.PropertyMessageResourcesFactory It creates instances of org.jaffa.util.PropertyMessageResources, which loads the properties file using File I/O and supports the flushing of the message-resource cache. Only one PropertyMessageResourcesFactory instance will be created per config.

Author:

GautamJ

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.struts.util.MessageResourcesFactory

clazz, factoryClass, returnNull

Constructor Summary

PropertyMessageResourcesFactory()

Method Summary

MessageResources	createResources(String config) Create and return a newly instansiated MessageResources.
static MessageResources	getDefaultMessageResources() Returns a reference to the default MessageResources instance, which will point to the ResourceBundle as specified in the 'framework.messageResources.bundle' property of framework.properties file.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.struts.util.MessageResourcesFactory

createFactory, getFactoryClass, getReturnNull, setFactoryClass, setReturnNull

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PropertyMessageResourcesFactory

public PropertyMessageResourcesFactory()

Method Detail

createResources

public MessageResources createResources(String config)

Create and return a newly instansiated MessageResources. This method must be implemented by concrete subclasses. It'll ensure that only one instance of the MessageResources is instantiated per config.

Parameters:

config - Configuration parameter(s) for the requested bundle

Returns:

a newly instansiated MessageResources.

getDefaultMessageResources

public static MessageResources getDefaultMessageResources()

Returns a reference to the default MessageResources instance, which will point to the ResourceBundle as specified in the 'framework.messageResources.bundle' property of framework.properties file. A null will be returned in case an invalid or if no ResourceBundle is specified in the 'framework.messageResources.bundle' property of framework.properties file.

Returns:

the default MessageResources instance.