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  package jaxp.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util;
  
  import jaxp.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter;
  
  import java.util.Locale;
  import java.util.MissingResourceException;
  
  /**
   * This interface provides a generic message formatting mechanism and
   * is useful for producing messages that must be localed and/or formatted
   * with replacement text.
   *
   * @see XMLErrorReporter
   *
   * @author Andy Clark
   *
   */
  public interface MessageFormatter {
  
      //
      // MessageFormatter methods
      //
  
      /**
       * Formats a message with the specified arguments using the given
       * locale information.
       *
       * @param locale    The locale of the message.
       * @param key       The message key.
       * @param arguments The message replacement text arguments. The order
       *                  of the arguments must match that of the placeholders
       *                  in the actual message.
       *
       * @return Returns the formatted message.
       *
       * @throws MissingResourceException Thrown if the message with the
       *                                  specified key cannot be found.
       */
      public String formatMessage(Locale locale, String key, Object[] arguments)
          throws MissingResourceException;
  
  } // interface MessageFormatter
  