= TranslatableException
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Exceptions that provide translations should implement this interface.

The _org.apache.causeway.applib.services.exceprecog.ExceptionRecognizer_ will automatically detect and use the translation. In addition, the integration testing support provides a rule ( `ExceptionRecognizerTranslations` ) that will exercise any thrown exceptions, ensuring tha the message is captured in the `translations.po` file so that it can be translated.

== API

[source,java]
.TranslatableException.java
----
interface TranslatableException {
  TranslatableString getTranslatableMessage()     // <.>
}
----

<.> xref:#getTranslatableMessage_[getTranslatableMessage()]
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In the spirit of _Exception#getLocalizedMessage()_ , but using xref:refguide:applib:index/services/i18n/TranslatableString.adoc[TranslatableString] instead.
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== Members

[#getTranslatableMessage_]
=== getTranslatableMessage()

In the spirit of _Exception#getLocalizedMessage()_ , but using xref:refguide:applib:index/services/i18n/TranslatableString.adoc[TranslatableString] instead.

If returns `null` , then _Exception#getMessage()_ will be used as a fallback. This design allows the Causeway-provided xref:refguide:applib:index/exceptions/RecoverableException.adoc[RecoverableException] and xref:refguide:applib:index/exceptions/UnrecoverableException.adoc[UnrecoverableException] to provide constructors that accept a xref:refguide:applib:index/services/i18n/TranslatableString.adoc[TranslatableString] , but can be left as null for any existing code.
