Currently there is no way to retrieve the messages a validator is using

I can't think of any simple example right now, but anyway a getMethod doesn't hurt, does it?

I'm using this to obtain the keys of this array, someone else might need the values (and keys)

Index: Validate/Abstract.php
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--- Validate/Abstract.php   (revision 8963)
+++ Validate/Abstract.php   (working copy)
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     {
         return $this->_messages;
     }
+    
+    public function getMessageTemplates() {
+       return $this->_messageTemplates;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns an array of the names of variables that are used in constructing validation failure messages