What is getResources ?

Question

public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping,
                                 ActionForm form,
                                 HttpServletRequest request,
                                 HttpServletResponse response)
    throws Exception {
              MessageResources messages = getResources(request); // question-1
        ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
        String person = (String) PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty(form, "person");
        String badPerson = "Atilla the Hun";
        if (person.equals(badPerson)) {
            errors.add("person",
               new ActionError("ch03.hello.dont.talk.to.atilla", badPerson ));
                  saveErrors(request, errors);
                  return (new ActionForward(mapping.getInput()));
        }question-1 : what is getResources(request) ? is it defined in the Struts somewhere ? where it is defined ?

Answer 1

in case you have questions abit these kinds of things then i suggest you always follow next procedure:
Open your favourite search engine
type in API and the classname and some extra info if possible
open first match
read it
example:
http://www.google.be/search?hl=nl&q=struts+api+Action&meta=
gives
http://struts.apache.org/struts-doc-1.2.7/api/org/apache/struts/action/Action.html
when you read this you will find the info you need