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package org.springframework.validation;
/**
* Strategy interface for building message codes from validation error codes.
* Used by DataBinder to build the codes list for ObjectErrors and FieldErrors.
*
* <p>The resulting message codes correspond to the codes of a
* MessageSourceResolvable (as implemented by ObjectError and FieldError).
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 1.0.1
* @see DataBinder#setMessageCodesResolver
* @see ObjectError
* @see FieldError
* @see org.springframework.context.MessageSourceResolvable#getCodes()
*/
public interface MessageCodesResolver {
/**
* Build message codes for the given error code and object name.
* Used for building the codes list of an ObjectError.
* @param errorCode the error code used for rejecting the object
* @param objectName the name of the object
* @return the message codes to use
*/
String[] resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode, String objectName);
/**
* Build message codes for the given error code and field specification.
* Used for building the codes list of an FieldError.
* @param errorCode the error code used for rejecting the value
* @param objectName the name of the object
* @param field the field name
* @param fieldType the field type (may be <code>null</code> if not determinable)
* @return the message codes to use
*/
String[] resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode, String objectName, String field, Class fieldType);
}