public void reportEvent(ValidatableObject source,String formattedMessage) throws AbortSerializationException {
  reportEvent(source,new ValidationEventImpl(ValidationEvent.ERROR,formattedMessage,new ValidationEventLocatorImpl(source)));
}

public void reportEvent ( ValidatableObject source , String formattedMessage ) throws AbortSerializationException { reportEvent ( source , new ValidationEventImpl ( ValidationEvent . ERROR , formattedMessage , new ValidationEventLocatorImpl ( source ) ) ) ; }
reports an error to the application .
