IMessage (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

IMessageProvider
```
public interface IMessage
extends IMessageProvider
```
This interface encapsulates a single message that can be shown in a form. Messages can be associated with controls, or be of a general nature.

Since:

3.3

See Also:

IMessageManager

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IMessageProvider
  ERROR, INFORMATION, NONE, WARNING

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Control`	`getControl()`	Returns the control this message is associated with.
`Object`	`getData()`	Returns data for application use
`Object`	`getKey()`	Returns the unique message key
`String`	`getPrefix()`	Messages that are associated with controls can be shown with a prefix that indicates the origin of the message (e.g. the label preceeding the control).

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IMessageProvider
getMessage, getMessageType

- Method Detail
  - getKey
```
Object getKey()
```
    Returns the unique message key
    
    Returns:
    
    the unique message key
  - getData
```
Object getData()
```
    Returns data for application use
    
    Returns:
    
    data object
  - getControl
```
Control getControl()
```
    Returns the control this message is associated with.
    
    Returns:
    
    the control or null if this is a general message.
  - getPrefix
```
String getPrefix()
```
    Messages that are associated with controls can be shown with a prefix that indicates the origin of the message (e.g. the label preceeding the control).
    
    Returns:
    
    the message prefix or null if this is a general message