PropertiesMessages


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11  
12  package org.eclipse.ui.views.properties;
13  
14  import java.text.MessageFormat  ;
15  import java.util.MissingResourceException  ;
16  import java.util.ResourceBundle  ;
17  
18  /**
19   * Utility class which helps manage messages.
20   */
21  class PropertiesMessages {
22      private static final String   RESOURCE_BUNDLE= "org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.messages";//$NON-NLS-1$
23      private static ResourceBundle   bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(RESOURCE_BUNDLE);
24      
25  private PropertiesMessages(){
26      // prevent instantiation of class
27  }
28  /**
29   * Returns the formatted message for the given key in
30   * the resource bundle. 
31   *
32   * @param key the resource name
33   * @param args the message arguments
34   * @return the string
35   */ 
36  public static String   format(String   key, Object  [] args) {
37      return MessageFormat.format(getString(key),args);
38  }
39  /**
40   * Returns the resource object with the given key in
41   * the resource bundle. If there isn't any value under
42   * the given key, the key is returned.
43   *
44   * @param key the resource name
45   * @return the string
46   */ 
47  public static String   getString(String   key) {
48      try {
49          return bundle.getString(key);
50      } catch (MissingResourceException   e) {
51          return key;
52      }
53  }
54  }
55
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