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package javax.wireless.messaging;
/**
* An interface representing a text message.
* This is a subinterface of
* {@link Message Message} which
* contains methods to get and set the text payload. The
* {@link #setPayloadText(String) setPayloadText} method sets the value
* of the payload in the data container without any checking whether the value
* is valid in any way. Methods for manipulating the address portion of
* the message are inherited from <tt>Message</tt>.
*
* <p>Object instances implementing this interface are just
* containers for the data that is passed in.
* </p>
*
* <h3>Character Encoding Considerations</h3>
* <p>Text messages using this interface
* deal with <code>String</code>s encoded in Java.
* The underlying implementation will convert the
* <code>String</code>s into a suitable encoding for the messaging
* protocol in question. Different protocols recognize different character
* sets. To ensure that characters are transmitted
* correctly across the network, an application should use the
* character set(s) recognized by the protocol.
* If an application is unaware of the protocol, or uses a
* character set that the protocol does not recognize, then some characters
* might be transmitted incorrectly.
* </p>
*/
public interface TextMessage extends Message {
/**
* Returns the message payload data as a <code>String</code>.
*
* @return the payload of this message, or <code>null</code>
* if the payload for the message is not set
* @see #setPayloadText
*/
public String getPayloadText();
/**
* Sets the payload data of this message. The payload data
* may be <code>null</code>.
* @param data payload data as a <code>String</code>
* @see #getPayloadText
*/
public void setPayloadText(String data);
}