org.af.commons
Class Localizer

java.lang.Object
  org.af.commons.Localizer

public class Localizer
extends Object

A Singleton that manages ResourceBundles and allows changing Locales and Languages.

Method Summary

void	addResourceBundle(String name) Adds a ResourceBundle to this Localizer.
void	clearAllAddedBundles() Deletes all currently set messages and the cached list of added bundles, but will add the afcommons bundle at the end.
static Localizer	getInstance() Get singleton instance.
String	getLanguage() Returns the abbreviation of the current language, e.g.
Locale	getLocale() Returns the currently used Locale of the localizer.
String	getString(String key) Get a localized string, probably for some widget or message.
void	setLanguage(String lang) Sets the current language, e.g.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Localizer getInstance()

Get singleton instance.

Returns:

The singleton instance

addResourceBundle

public void addResourceBundle(String name)

Adds a ResourceBundle to this Localizer. If keys were already defined, they are overwritten.

Parameters:

name - Name of the ResourceBundle. Has to be on the class path.

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Returns the currently used Locale of the localizer. At the moment this is Locale.getDefault().

Returns:

The currently used Locale of the localizer.

getLanguage

public String getLanguage()

Returns the abbreviation of the current language, e.g. "en".

Returns:

The abbreviation of the current language.

setLanguage

public void setLanguage(String lang)

Sets the current language, e.g. "en". Note that this also sets the locale, will add the afcommons resource bundle and will reload all previously added resource bundles.

Parameters:

lang - Abbreviation of language.

getString

public String getString(String key)
                 throws MissingResourceException

Get a localized string, probably for some widget or message.

Parameters:

key - Key to access the string.

Returns:

Localized version of message string

Throws:

MissingResourceException - if no object for the given key can be found

clearAllAddedBundles

public void clearAllAddedBundles()

Deletes all currently set messages and the cached list of added bundles, but will add the afcommons bundle at the end.