How change internationalization in real time

Hello guys

i need help with this, i know that in a jsp <bean:message use ApplicationResources.properties to load the information, i know
that is important for internationalization

how i can do this , if i have 2 .properties, one in english and other in spanish or french, and i want have in the welcome page (jsp)
2 flags of each country, and when the user clicks one of these, struts can work with the respective .properties file
(for the all interaction of the user with the application)

i read some books, but say sadly or teach that the way is changing the properties of the browser.

and what is the difference when i have the folder jsp (all the files, jsp,html,js,css) in and out of the WEB-INF (i.e. tomcat)

thanks a lot for advanced

You could forward to an Action in your flag icon and in that Action use Action.setLocale() to modify the Locale.

thanks man

i will see the respective documentation

thanks for your time

pls what about this

"and what is the difference when i have the folder jsp (all the files, jsp,html,js,css) in and out of the WEB-INF (i.e. tomcat)"
[ October 05, 2006: Message edited by: Michael Samuelle ]

Hi Manuel,

Anything inside the WEB-INF would not be directly accessible by the client. Thus all the clases are put in the WEB-INF to have security. The JSPs can be inside the WEB-INF but clients will be able to access them indirectly via include or forwards.. The other directories(images ,css,etc) which are on level with the WEB-INF would be inaccessible. Therefore unless required we should have them outside the WEB-INF.
PS: For using tiles, the layout,etc are kept inside the WEB-INF.
Hope it helps

Regards,
Roshani

Hello Roshani

thanks for the reply, i understood your suggestion, its appreciate, the reason of the question was, because in some books use examples and all jsp files are located out of the WEB-INF (tiles, etc etc all related with the presentation), and really few books inside of the WEB-INF

but, i have doubts in this case (my case), if i have a jsp that represents a "form" to fill fields for a customer (names,sex,dates)
well the jsp code include 3 .js (utils for events and validation and of course the css) and tiles has been used.

i have already done this but all outside of the WEB-INF.

i guess that the files support js and css and tiles.jsp should be located in the WEB-INF right?

coz if all are outside, the user can see the path of the .js (in the header of the code html generated)
and write the url path in the browser and see the code of these files.

i want avoid this option for the user (but in the same time avoid problems of accessing files , they could be locate in the WEB-INF)

i hope that you can clear my doubt

thanks so much for advanced

Regards
Manuel

Even if you do decide to keep your JSP files inside the WEB-INF directory, it's generally best to put your image files, cascading style sheets, and JavaScript files in directories that are not inside WEB-INF. It is desirable to access these items directly without having to go through a servelt or Struts Action.

Hello Merrill
(sorry for my grammar)

thnaks for your reply
well i doom to use the js validators outside of the WEB-INF, but ..

please, sorry for my persistence, but where i can learn to work with jsp inside of WEB-INF?? (maybe you know a good book or good url address), i cant give the opportunity to some malicious user to see the validations in js, and go through into the branch of the jsp folder childs

thanks so much for your time

Regards
Manuel

Security of code has always been an issue with JavaScript. No matter how you deliver your JavaScript code to the browser, whether with .js files, or inside the HTML document, it is always visible to the knowledgeable user. Any good JavaScript debugger will allow someone to read the JavaScript code. As far as I know, there's no way to avoid this. Just assume your JavaScript code is visible, and don't put anything in it that will give away database locations, passwords, or any other confidential information.

JSP's are a different matter. As long as you put your JSPs inside WEB-INF or supply a serlvet filter that disallows access to a URL ending in *.jsp, your JSPs cannot be executed directly by the user. This means that in a Struts application, they must always be accessed through an action. The action can forward to them, but they cannot be accessed directly as a URL.

It doesn't make any sense, though, to try and put a .css file, a .gif file, or a .js file in WEB-INF. These files need to be available to be accessed directly. Even if you did put them in WEB-INF and provide a servlet to render their contents, the contents would still be visible to the user. Doing this would be pointless.
[ October 07, 2006: Message edited by: Merrill Higginson ]

Hello Merrill

thanks so much for your help again

Security of code has always been an issue with JavaScript. No matter how you deliver your JavaScript code to the browser, whether with .js files, or inside the HTML document, it is always visible to the knowledgeable user. Any good JavaScript debugger will allow someone to read the JavaScript code. As far as I know, there's no way to avoid this. Just assume your JavaScript code is visible, and don't put anything in it that will give away database locations, passwords, or any other confidential information.

ok, i understood, case closed

It doesn't make any sense, though, to try and put a .css file, a .gif file, or a .js file in WEB-INF. These files need to be available to be accessed directly. Even if you did put them in WEB-INF and provide a servlet to render their contents, the contents would still be visible to the user. Doing this would be pointless.

ok, i understood, case closed

JSP's are a different matter. As long as you put your JSPs inside WEB-INF or supply a serlvet filter that disallows access to a URL ending in *.jsp, your JSPs cannot be executed directly by the user. This means that in a Struts application, they must always be accessed through an action. The action can forward to them, but they cannot be accessed directly as a URL.

good point, they are the key of any action in a simple ActionClass that be should be controlled with Realm by example (user,roles,etc)

i was very worried about the security of my application because all the files related with the web are outside of the WEB-INF (i use realm, i guess that is enough)

tell me, i have my tiles .jsp outside of the WEB-INF, but the definitions... .xml of course inside of the WEB-INF, i saw in your old post that they should be inside of the WEB-INF, it is really nessesary??

thanks so much for your time

Regards
DrPompeii
[ October 08, 2006: Message edited by: Manuel Jordan ]