org.springframework.core
Interface ErrorCoded

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertyAccessException

public interface ErrorCoded

Interface that can be implemented by exceptions etc that are error coded. The error code is a String, rather than a number, so it can be given user-readable values, such as "object.failureDescription". These codes will be resolved by a cMessageSource object.

This interface is necessary because both runtime and checked exceptions are useful, and they cannot share a common, framework-specific, superclass.

Author:

Rod Johnson

Version: $Id: ErrorCoded.java,v 1.2 2004/02/02 11:33:34 jhoeller Exp $

See Also: MessageSource

public String getErrorCode()

Return the error code associated with this failure. The GUI can render this anyway it pleases, allowing for Int8ln etc.

Returns: a String error code associated with this failure, or null if not error-coded