Internationalization

[mzeijen]

I am pretty new to I18N in Java. The only place where I ever use it is in the WebObjects website at my work. So I have a question about it.

In WebObjects I can create multiple i18n files of the same language. In WebObjects it works a little different in that you define a complete directory for a certain language. Using the file name (without extension) as a sort of category name I can put my error messages in the error.plist file (.plist is the extionsion to use in WebObjects), my form label names in formLabel.plist and so on.

I read this in the seam documentation:

If you define your labels in this special resource bundle, you'll be able to use them without having to type <f:loadBundle ... /> on every page.

What I understand from this is that I can define only one internationalization file if I want to use the power of Seam. Am I right or am I missing something.

[pmuir]

Seam just uses standard java resource bundles.

you could have

messages_en.properties
message_fr.properties
...

Which seam would then load as specified in the manual.

[mzeijen]

I understand that you need to put the different languages in different file. But what if I want the following:

errors_en.properties
errors_fr.properties
formLabels_en.properties
formLabels_fr.properties
...

Is that possible?

I am afraid that if I put all my texts in the same file that the file will become difficult to maintain. By categorizing the texts in different files I can easily find specific messages.

[pmuir]

Seam only supports a single messages file with #{message.xxx}, but of course you can use multiple f:loadBundle. You could use a standardised naming scheme in one file e.g.

errors.foo
formLabels.foo
formLabels.bar

[mzeijen]

I was afraid of it. Is it such a strange thing to request?

I will probably use the naming scheme in one file.

Thanxs for the answer

[gavin.king]

I believe there is already a feature request for this in JIRA.

[mzeijen]

There are some about i18n but non dat address my request. Should I add one?

[altes-kind]

Is it by now possible to use several messages files with #{message.xxx}?

[pmuir]

http://docs.jboss.org/seam/2.0.1.CR1/reference/en/html/i18n.html#d0e8194