org.dajlab.gui

Class MessagesUtil

java.lang.Object

org.dajlab.gui.MessagesUtil

public final class MessagesUtil
extends Object

Localization utility class.

Properties file must:

• be located in a "messages" directory in your classpath
• be named "projectname_messages.properties" (default) or "projectname_messages_language.properties"

where projectname is the string returned by DajlabControllerExtensionInterface.getLocalization(). projectname must not contain a dot '.'.

To acces values, two methods are available : getString(key) and getString(key, parameters...). The key must be "projectname.mykey" and the properties file must contain only "mykey" without the prefix "projectname".

Author:

Erik Amzallag

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getString(String key) Get message from the key.
static String	getString(String key, Object... params) Get message with valued parameters
static void	initializeMessages(List<DajlabControllerExtensionInterface<DajlabModelInterface>> controllers) Initialize messages from the controllers.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

initializeMessages

public static void initializeMessages(List<DajlabControllerExtensionInterface<DajlabModelInterface>> controllers)

Initialize messages from the controllers.

Parameters:

controllers - a list of controllers.

getString

public static String getString(String key)

Get message from the key.

Parameters:

key - a key, formatted like projectname.myrealkey

Returns:

the corresponding message, or !key! if not found

getString

public static String getString(String key,
                               Object... params)

Get message with valued parameters

Parameters:

key - a key, formatted like projectname.myrealkey

params - parameters

Returns:

the corresponding message, or !key! if not found