MessageCodeFormatter (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.validation

## Interface MessageCodeFormatter

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    DefaultMessageCodesResolver.Format

      public interface MessageCodeFormatter

  A strategy interface for formatting message codes.
  Since:
    3.2
  Author:
    Chris Beams
  See Also:
    `DefaultMessageCodesResolver`, `DefaultMessageCodesResolver.Format`

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `format(String errorCode, String objectName, String field)` Build and return a message code consisting of the given fields, usually delimited by `DefaultMessageCodesResolver.CODE_SEPARATOR`.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### format

          String format(String errorCode,
                      String objectName,
                      String field)

      Build and return a message code consisting of the given fields, usually delimited by `DefaultMessageCodesResolver.CODE_SEPARATOR`.
      Parameters:
        `errorCode` - e.g.: "typeMismatch"
        `objectName` - e.g.: "user"
        `field` - e.g. "age"
      Returns:
        concatenated message code, e.g.: "typeMismatch.user.age"
      See Also:
        `DefaultMessageCodesResolver.Format`