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014
015 package org.apache.tapestry.binding;
016
017 import org.apache.hivemind.Location;
018 import org.apache.hivemind.util.Defense;
019 import org.apache.tapestry.IComponent;
020 import org.apache.tapestry.coerce.ValueConverter;
021
022 /**
023 * A binding that connects directly to a localized string for a component.
024 * <p>
025 * Note: Renamed from StringBinding to MessageBinding in release 4.0.
026 *
027 * @see IComponent#getString(String)
028 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
029 * @since 2.0.4
030 */
031
032 public class MessageBinding extends AbstractBinding
033 {
034 private final IComponent _component;
035
036 private final String _key;
037
038 protected MessageBinding(String description, ValueConverter valueConverter, Location location,
039 IComponent component, String key)
040 {
041 super(description, valueConverter, location);
042
043 Defense.notNull(component, "component");
044 Defense.notNull(key, "key");
045
046 _component = component;
047 _key = key;
048 }
049
050 public Object getComponent()
051 {
052 return _component;
053 }
054
055 public String getKey()
056 {
057 return _key;
058 }
059
060 /**
061 * Accesses the specified localized string. Never returns null.
062 */
063
064 public Object getObject()
065 {
066 return _component.getMessages().getMessage(_key);
067 }
068
069 public String toString()
070 {
071 StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("StringBinding");
072 buffer.append('[');
073 buffer.append(_component.getExtendedId());
074 buffer.append(' ');
075 buffer.append(_key);
076 buffer.append(']');
077
078 return buffer.toString();
079 }
080 }