Class JaxoLanguage

java.lang.Object
net.sf.jaxodraw.util.JaxoLanguage

public final class JaxoLanguage extends Object
A convenience class to deal with I18N issues.
Since:
2.0
  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • registerBundle

      public static void registerBundle(Class<?> c)
      Register a custom bundle for the class c. The name of the class, ie c.getName(), is registered as an identifier, which can be used in the methods bundleMessage() and bundleTranslate() to translate messages. The bundle must be named 'language' and will be looked for in c.getName()/resources/properties (using the class loader of 'c') where dots in the class name are replaced by '/'.
      Parameters:
      c - The class for which a bundle should be registered.
    • registerBundle

      public static void registerBundle(Class<?> c, JaxoDictionary d)
      Register a custom bundle for the class c, ('c' may also be in the core). Also setup the dictionary to translate with the given bundle.
      Parameters:
      c - The class for which a bundle should be registered.
      d - The dictionary to bind to the given class.
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    • removeBundle

      public static void removeBundle(Class<?> c)
      Removes the previously registered bundle for the class c. The name of the class, ie c.getName(), is used as the key.
      Parameters:
      c - The class for which a bundle should be removed.
    • languageChanged

      public static void languageChanged(String language)
      Updates the current locale and associated language bundle.
      Parameters:
      language - The new language.
    • locale

      public static Locale locale()
      Locale corresponding to the current language.
      Returns:
      The current locale.
    • label

      public static String label(String key)
      Translate 'key' as a label (typically, by appending ": " to the default translation).
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      Returns:
      The translation.
    • message

      public static String message(String key, Object argument)
      Translates the given string into the current default language, interpolating a single argument. Equivalent to message(String,Object[]) with second argument new Object[] { argument }.
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      argument - An object.
      Returns:
      The translated string.
    • bundleMessage

      public static String bundleMessage(String key, String bundleId, Object argument)
      Translates the given string into the current default language.
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      bundleId - An identifier for an external language bundle, if null, the default JaxoDraw bundle will be used.
      argument - An object.
      Returns:
      The translated string.
      See Also:
    • message

      public static String message(String key, Object argument1, Object argument2)
      Translates the given string into the current default language, interpolating two arguments. Equivalent to message(String,Object[]) with second argument new Object[] { argument1, argument2 }.
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      argument1 - A first object.
      argument2 - A second object.
      Returns:
      The translated string.
    • bundleMessage

      public static String bundleMessage(String key, String bundleId, Object argument1, Object argument2)
      Translates the given string into the current default language.
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      bundleId - An identifier for an external language bundle, if null, the default JaxoDraw bundle will be used.
      argument1 - A first object.
      argument2 - A second object.
      Returns:
      The translated string.
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    • message

      public static String message(String key, Object[] arguments)
      Translates the given string into the current default language, interpolating arguments.

      If arguments is not empty, the translation of key is used as a MessageFormat pattern, the arguments array is then used as the argument for Format.format(Object).

      See the language.properties for notes on the parsing of MessageFormat patterns.

      If however, arguments is empty, the key translation is not parsed as MessageFormat pattern (That way, the message methods can be used generically.)

      By convention, the keys for MessageFormat pattern (and only them) contain percentage signs, followed by a number (starting from zero, as MessageFormat), to denote the occurrence of arguments (e.g. JaxoIO.read%0ReadFailed=File "{0}" could not be read.). Then:

      • In the properties file, it is clear from the key whether the value is a MessageFormat pattern or a plain String.
      • In the java source, one can see whether the actual number of arguments matches the expected one (e.g. message("JaxoIO.read%0ReadFailed", new Object[] { a, b}); can be seen to be incorrect.
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      arguments - An array of objects (arguments for MessageFormat).
      Returns:
      The translated string.
    • bundleMessage

      public static String bundleMessage(String key, String bundleId, Object[] arguments)
      Translates the given string.
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      bundleId - An identifier for an external language bundle, if null, the default JaxoDraw bundle will be used.
      arguments - An array of objects (arguments for MessageFormat).
      Returns:
      The translated string.
      See Also:
    • translate

      public static String translate(String key)
      Translates the given string into the current default language.
      Parameters:
      key - The key to translate.
      Returns:
      The translated string, or an empty string if key itself is empty.
    • bundleTranslate

      public static String bundleTranslate(String akey, String abundleId)
      Translates the given string into the current default language.
      Parameters:
      akey - The key to translate.
      abundleId - An identifier for an external language bundle, if null, the default JaxoDraw bundle will be used.
      Returns:
      The translated string, or an empty string if key itself is empty.
    • getLanguageFor

      public static String getLanguageFor(int mode)
      Returns the language string for the given mode.
      Parameters:
      mode - The language mode as defined in JaxoConstants.
      Returns:
      The corresponding language string or empty if mode is not a language mode.
    • knownLanguages

      public static String[] knownLanguages()
      Returns the languages known by this version of JaxoDraw.
      Returns:
      The known languages.