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1   /*
2   Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007 Grid Systems, S.A.
3   
4   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
6   published by the Free Software Foundation.
7   
8   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
11  GNU General Public License for more details.
12  
13  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
14  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
15  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
16  */
17  
18  /*
19   * Project: KernelConfigurator
20   * Created on 03-mar-2004
21   *
22   * Copyright (c)2003 Grid Systems
23   */
24  package com.gridsystems.config.tools.console;
25  
26  import java.util.ResourceBundle;
27  
28  import com.gridsystems.config.app.UI;
29  
30  /**
31   * Base abstract class for console edition fields.
32   *
33   * @author <a href="mailto:rruiz@gridsystems.com">Rodrigo Ruiz Aguayo</a>
34   * @version 1.0
35   */
36  public abstract class Field {
37  
38    /**
39     * The resource bundle to use by this field.
40     */
41    protected ResourceBundle bundle;
42  
43    /**
44     * Creates a new instance that will use the specified resource bundle.
45     *
46     * @param bundle The bundle to use
47     */
48    public Field(ResourceBundle bundle) {
49      this.bundle = bundle;
50    }
51  
52    /**
53     * Gets an internationalized string by key name.
54     *
55     * @param key The key name for the string
56     * @return The string associated to the specified key
57     */
58    public String getString(String key) {
59      return (bundle == null) ? UI.getString(key) : bundle.getString(key);
60    }
61  
62    /**
63     * Gets the contents of this field.
64     *
65     * @return The contents of this field
66     */
67    public abstract String[] getContents();
68  }