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+package org.springframework.binding.message;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.springframework.context.support.StaticMessageSource;
+
+public class MessageContextErrorsTests extends TestCase {
+	public void testReject() {
+		StaticMessageSource messageSource = new StaticMessageSource();
+		messageSource.addMessage("foo", Locale.getDefault(), "bar");
+		messageSource.addMessage("bar", Locale.getDefault(), "{0}");
+
+		DefaultMessageContext context = new DefaultMessageContext(messageSource);
+		MessageContextErrors errors = new MessageContextErrors(context);
+		errors.reject("foo");
+		errors.reject("bogus", "baz");
+		errors.reject("bar", new Object[] { "boop" }, null);
+
+		Message msg = context.getAllMessages()[0];
+		assertEquals(null, msg.getSource());
+		assertEquals("bar", msg.getText());
+		assertEquals(Severity.ERROR, msg.getSeverity());
+
+		msg = context.getAllMessages()[1];
+		assertEquals(null, msg.getSource());
+		assertEquals("baz", msg.getText());
+		assertEquals(Severity.ERROR, msg.getSeverity());
+
+		msg = context.getAllMessages()[2];
+		assertEquals(null, msg.getSource());
+		assertEquals("boop", msg.getText());
+		assertEquals(Severity.ERROR, msg.getSeverity());
+	}
+
+	public void testRejectValue() {
+		StaticMessageSource messageSource = new StaticMessageSource();
+		messageSource.addMessage("foo", Locale.getDefault(), "bar");
+		messageSource.addMessage("bar", Locale.getDefault(), "{0}");
+
+		DefaultMessageContext context = new DefaultMessageContext(messageSource);
+		MessageContextErrors errors = new MessageContextErrors(context);
+		errors.rejectValue("field", "foo");
+		errors.rejectValue("field", "bogus", "baz");
+		errors.rejectValue("field", "bar", new Object[] { "boop" }, null);
+
+		Message msg = context.getAllMessages()[0];
+		assertEquals("field", msg.getSource());
+		assertEquals("bar", msg.getText());
+		assertEquals(Severity.ERROR, msg.getSeverity());
+
+		msg = context.getAllMessages()[1];
+		assertEquals("field", msg.getSource());
+		assertEquals("baz", msg.getText());
+		assertEquals(Severity.ERROR, msg.getSeverity());
+
+		msg = context.getAllMessages()[2];
+		assertEquals("field", msg.getSource());
+		assertEquals("boop", msg.getText());
+		assertEquals(Severity.ERROR, msg.getSeverity());
+	}
+}