bundles/org.eclipse.ui.views/src/org/eclipse/ui/views/framelist/FrameListMessages.java

package org.eclipse.ui.views.framelist;

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import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

/**
 * Utility class which helps with managing messages.
 */
class FrameListMessages {
	
	private static final String RESOURCE_BUNDLE = "org.eclipse.ui.views.framelist.messages";	//$NON-NLS-1$
	private static ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(RESOURCE_BUNDLE);

	private FrameListMessages() {
		// prevent instantiation of class
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the formatted message for the given key in
	 * the resource bundle. 
	 *
	 * @param key the resource name
	 * @param args the message arguments
	 * @return the string
	 */
	public static String format(String key, Object[] args) {
		return MessageFormat.format(getString(key), args);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the resource object with the given key in
	 * the resource bundle. If there isn't any value under
	 * the given key, the key is returned.
	 *
	 * @param key the resource name
	 * @return the string
	 */
	public static String getString(String key) {
		try {
			return bundle.getString(key);
		} catch (MissingResourceException e) {
			return key;
		}
	}
}