Internationalization

[rajani arjun]

Hi,

I am implementing internationalization in my appliction.it should support 4 languages so i am wtriting 4 property files. that property file specification iam doing in my struts_config.xml when i do that it will take only last property file entrys.my property file specificatiopn as follows.
what to do to take all entries of property file.

<message-resources parameter="com.trims.resources.TRIMSMessageResources"/>
<message-resources key="label" parameter="com.trims.resources.TRIMSLabelResources"/>
<message-resources key="message" parameter="com.trims.resources.TRIMSMessageResources"/>
<message-resources key="image" parameter="com.trims.resources.TRIMSImageResources"/>
<message-resources parameter="com.trims.resources.TRIMSLabelResources_it"/>

[Merrill Higginson]

You can only specify one message resource without a key attribute. All others must have a key attribute.

It's also important to understand that you only need to define the base bundle name. You do not need to define a separate bundle for each language. Even though you have both a TRIMSLabelResources.properties file and a TRIMSLabelResources_it.properties file, you only need to define TRIMSLabelResources in the struts-config.xml file. Struts will automatically find the file with the correct language suffix.

[rajani arjun]

Hi,

thank you for reply . but what your telling iam not getting can you tell me clearly with example.if possible attaching some lines of coding

thankyou

[RoshaniG Gopal]

Hi Rajani,
What Merrill has pointed out, is that there has to be a key for all the Properties file. Only one can be left without a key. For your example..They need to be given if you have differnt .properties files.

<message-resources parameter="com.trims.resources.TRIMSMessageResources"/>
<message-resources key="label" parameter="com.trims.labels.TRIMSLabelLabels"/>
<message-resources key="message" parameter="com.trims.messages.TRIMSMessageMessages"/>

In case you want i18n, you need to give only the default file name and the others would be found by Struts for the reqisuite language.
Struts-config.
<message-resources parameter="com.abc.efg.TRIMSMessageResources" />
You dont have to define.TRIMSMessageResources_fr, TRIMSMessageResources_sp for that.
Hope it is clear.

[Merrill Higginson]

This link explains all this in more detail.

What I'm trying to tell you is that you need to remove the following line from your struts-config.xml file.

<message-resources parameter="com.trims.resources.TRIMSLabelResources_it"/>

Only the base name (TRIMSLabelResources) should be defined here, and not language specific names (TRIMSLabelResources_it). I don't know how to explain it any more clearly than that.

[rajani arjun]

i got it. but one doubt other property files which we are writting for other language it should be their is it . but only thing is we will not specify in property file.

one morething want to ask, write now what i am doing is changing language in the internet explorer then my application will change to corresponding language. what i want to do is without internet explorer settings (In IE let it be default language)i want to set my language from program, that language should come how to do that.

[Merrill Higginson]

Yes, I think you have the concept. You have multiple .properties files with language-specific suffixes (_en, _it, _es, _fr, etc.) but you only have one entry in the struts-config.xml file.

As for your question about how to dynamically set the language, see my response in this thread.

[Nyanas Kandhan]

For an example on Struts internationalization you can refer here.

Struts I18N using locale.
Struts Internationalization using browser settings.

regards
Struts Developer

[Krishnakumar Ramanathan]

Hi if you still not able to apply internationalization, please feel free to email to this ID([e-mail]). I will sent you you an example app