info.informatica.util.locale
Class LocalProperties

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Dictionary<K,V>
      java.util.Hashtable<Object,Object>
          java.util.Properties
              info.informatica.util.locale.LocalProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map<Object,Object>

public final class LocalProperties
extends Properties

Adds the notion of localization to the Properties class.

Allows property files to be loaded according to Locale information, and provides a getLocale method to retrieve the Locale corresponding to this LocalProperties object.

Version:

1.02

Author:

Carlos Amengual

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

LocalProperties(Locale locale)
Creates a LocalProperties for the given locale.

LocalProperties(Locale locale, Properties p)
Creates a LocalProperties.

Method Summary

static boolean	check(String baseFileName, String ext) Checks if the default locale file with baseFileName exists an can be read.
Locale	getLocale() Gets the locale.
static LocalProperties	loadBestLocalProperties(String baseName, String ext, Locale locale) Load the appropriate LocalProperties.
static LocalProperties	loadLocalProperties(String baseName, String ext) Load the appropriate LocalProperties for the given basename and extension.
static LocalProperties	loadLocalProperties(String baseName, String ext, Locale locale) Load the appropriate LocalProperties.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, getProperty, list, list, load, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, store, storeToXML, storeToXML, stringPropertyNames

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LocalProperties

public LocalProperties(Locale locale)

Creates a LocalProperties for the given locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

LocalProperties

public LocalProperties(Locale locale,
                       Properties p)

Creates a LocalProperties.

Parameters:

p - properties

Method Detail

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Gets the locale.

Returns:

the real locale name of this object, which may be different from the locale by which was invoked at the factory.

loadLocalProperties

public static LocalProperties loadLocalProperties(String baseName,
                                                  String ext)
                                           throws LocaleNotFoundException

Load the appropriate LocalProperties for the given basename and extension.

Parameters:

baseName - the base name for the properties

Throws:

LocaleNotFoundException

loadBestLocalProperties

public static LocalProperties loadBestLocalProperties(String baseName,
                                                      String ext,
                                                      Locale locale)
                                               throws LocaleNotFoundException

Load the appropriate LocalProperties.

First tries to return the LocalProperties for the given locale, and if not possible, returns the default.

Parameters:

baseName - see class description.

ext - the file extension

locale - see class description.

Throws:

LocaleNotFoundException

loadLocalProperties

public static LocalProperties loadLocalProperties(String baseName,
                                                  String ext,
                                                  Locale locale)
                                           throws LocaleNotFoundException

Load the appropriate LocalProperties.

Parameters:

baseName - see class description.

ext - the file extension

locale - see class description.

Throws:

LocaleNotFoundException

check

public static boolean check(String baseFileName,
                            String ext)

Checks if the default locale file with baseFileName exists an can be read.

Parameters:

baseFileName - see class description.

ext - the file extension

Returns:

true if the default locale exists, false otherwise