Message (JHOVE - JSTOR/Harvard Object Validation Environment 1.16.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.Message

Direct Known Subclasses:

ErrorMessage, InfoMessage
```
public abstract class Message
extends Object
```
This class encapsulates a String to be displayed.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected String`	`_message` Message text.
`protected long`	`_offset` Byte offset to which message applies.
`protected String`	`_subMessage` Additional information.
`static long`	`NULL` Value indicating a null offset.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Message(String message)` Create a Message.
`protected`	`Message(String message, long offset)` Create a Message.
`protected`	`Message(String message, String subMessage)` Create a Message.
`protected`	`Message(String message, String subMessage, long offset)` Create a Message.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getMessage()` Get the message string.
`long`	`getOffset()` Return the offset to which the information is related.
`String`	`getSubMessage()` Get the submessage string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - NULL
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public static final long NULL
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    Value indicating a null offset.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - _message
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protected String _message
```
    Message text.
  - _subMessage
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protected String _subMessage
```
    Additional information.
  - _offset
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protected long _offset
```
    Byte offset to which message applies.
- Constructor Detail
  - Message
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protected Message(String message)
```
    Create a Message. This constructor cannot be invoked directly, since Message is abstract.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - Human-readable string.
  - Message
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protected Message(String message,
                  String subMessage)
```
    Create a Message. This constructor cannot be invoked directly, since Message is abstract. The second argument adds secondary details to the primary message; the message will typically be displayed in the form "message:subMessage".
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - Human-readable string.
    
    subMessage - Human-readable additional information.
  - Message
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protected Message(String message,
                  long offset)
```
    Create a Message. This constructor cannot be invoked directly, since Message is abstract. The second argument adds secondary details to the primary message; the message will typically be displayed in the form "message:subMessage".
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - Human-readable string.
    
    offset - Byte offset associated with the message.
  - Message
```
protected Message(String message,
                  String subMessage,
                  long offset)
```
    Create a Message. This constructor cannot be invoked directly, since Message is abstract. The second argument adds secondary details to the primary message; the message will typically be displayed in the form "message:subMessage".
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - Human-readable string.
    
    subMessage - Human-readable additional information.
    
    offset - Byte offset associated with the message.
- Method Detail
  - getMessage
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public String getMessage()
```
    Get the message string.
  - getSubMessage
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public String getSubMessage()
```
    Get the submessage string.
  - getOffset
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public long getOffset()
```
    Return the offset to which the information is related.

Class Message

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

NULL

_message

_subMessage

_offset

Constructor Detail

Message

Message

Message

Message

Method Detail

getMessage

getSubMessage

getOffset