Good day!
It's seems where is a problem with internationalizing JSF application.
Existing implementation of JSF 1.2 doesn't give a chance to use
resources in XML format. Java SE 6 allows developers to use custom
ResourceBundles. Does anybody know how to use custom ResourceBundles in JSF 1.2 framework?
Hi,
A way to do a custom ResourceBundle.
Create your java class extends from ResourceBundle in a specifc package : com.foo.CustomResourceBundle
And in jsf page use : <f:loadBundle basename="com.foo.CustomResourceBundle" var="lang" />
<h:outputText value="#{lang['data.to.translate']}"/>
In the CustomResourceBundle, you have implement the method public Enumeration getKeys()
In this method you can do what you want, read DB or Xml file ...
Regards.
JP
Hi!
here is brief steps to implement resource bundle:
1. create property resource files. for example:
com.custom.Resource.properties
com.custom.Resource_en.properties
com.custom.Resource_de.properties
then fill out them with some values:
key = value
2. In faces-config.xml declare:
<application>
<locale-config>
<default-locale>de</default-locale>
<supported-locale>en</supported-locale>
<supported-locale>de</supported-locale>
</locale-config>
</application>
3. In ur jsf file:
<f:loadBundle basename="com.custom.Resource" var="bundle" />
<h:outputText value="#{bundle.key_name}"/>
looks like it works...
Following this way, I have to create custom ResourceBundle for every resource file. It works good, but it's not a decision of the problem. I want to create class XMLResourceBundle, like PropertyResourceBundle, what will help me to use resources stored in XML format.
Creating custom class for every resource is not a decision.
Thanks.
I know about JDK 6.0 (see question). The question is: "How to use this feature in JSF1.2"? To tell the truth it's possible to use custom ResourceBundle in desktop applications and other applications that doesn't use frameworks. I used this feature with Struts, it's very simple where.
When JDK6.0 will appear, JSF 1.2 will cannot use many of it's features. I think, it's neaded another implementation of JSF 1.2.
jean-philippe, can you give a link to Java 6 API documentation, where we can read more about the approach, that allows to support any format for ResourceBundles? Now I see, that if JSF instantiates java.util.PropertyResourceBundle, it cannot load, for example, XML properties (which should be enough for most cases).
