1 /*
2 * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15 */
16
17 package org.springframework.context;
18
19 /**
20 * Interface to be implemented by any object that wishes to be notified
21 * of the MessageSource (typically the ApplicationContext) that it runs in.
22 *
23 * <p>Note that the MessageSource can usually also be passed on as bean
24 * reference (to arbitrary bean properties or constructor arguments), because
25 * it is defined as bean with name "messageSource" in the application context.
26 *
27 * @author Juergen Hoeller
28 * @since 1.1.1
29 * @see ApplicationContextAware
30 */
31 public interface MessageSourceAware {
32
33 /**
34 * Set the MessageSource that this object runs in.
35 * <p>Invoked after population of normal bean properties but before an init
36 * callback like InitializingBean's afterPropertiesSet or a custom init-method.
37 * Invoked before ApplicationContextAware's setApplicationContext.
38 * @param messageSource message sourceto be used by this object
39 */
40 void setMessageSource(MessageSource messageSource);
41
42 }
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