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package org.apache.empire.struts2.action;
import java.util.Map;
public interface ActionErrorProvider
{
/**
* returns true if the current action has either an action or a field error
* WARNING: this function returns false if a previous action had an error
*
* @return true if either an Action Error or a Field Error has been set
*/
boolean hasActionError();
/**
* clears the action error (if any) and all item errors
*/
void clearActionErrors();
/**
* returns the last Action Error of the current or a previous action
* the error is left on the session unless the clear flag is set to true
* In order to display the error to the user an application should use
* this function instead of getActionError() and set clear to true.
*
* @param clear flag that determines whether to remove this error from the session or not
*
* @return the last Action error that has been put on the session
*/
ErrorInfo getLastActionError(boolean clear);
/**
* returns a map of field errors
* field errors are not persisted on the session and will be lost on redirects.
*
* @return the map of field errors containing the field name in the key.
*/
Map getItemErrors();
/**
* return the localized message for an error
*
* @param error the error info
* @return the error message in the curren user's language
*/
String getLocalizedErrorMessage(ErrorInfo error);
/**
* returns the last set Action Message
* the message is left on the session unless the clear flag is set to true
*
* @param clear if true will clear the message from the session
* @return an action message for the user
*/
String getLastActionMessage(boolean clear);
}