KeyGenerator (GWT Javadoc)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FullyQualifiedMethodNameKeyGenerator, MD5KeyGenerator, MethodNameKeyGenerator
```
@Deprecated
public interface KeyGenerator
```
Deprecated.
Use KeyGenerator instead.

Interface for key generation algorithms used by LocalizableResource implementations. Implementations of this interface are executed at compile time, and therefore must not contain any JSNI code.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`generateKey(java.lang.String className, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.String text, java.lang.String meaning)`	Deprecated. Generates a key for a given method with its default text and meaning.

- Method Detail
  - generateKey
```
java.lang.String generateKey(java.lang.String className,
                             java.lang.String methodName,
                             java.lang.String text,
                             java.lang.String meaning)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Generates a key for a given method with its default text and meaning.
    
    Parameters:
    
    className - fully qualified name of the Messages/Constants subinterface
    
    methodName - name of the method in the subinterface
    
    text - default text to use if no translation is available, which may be null if no default text is supplied
    
    meaning - extra text explaining the meaning of the text, or null if not needed
    
    Returns:
    
    the lookup key as a string or null if the key cannot be computed (for example, if text is null but this generator requires it)