Get localized messages in code

[jaand96]

(This might be more of a pure java question but since seam does some message bundle magic I thought I'd ask here)

We use message bundles to get localized strings.
I now need to get the localized string from the message key in java code. Any ideas how to go about doing that?

[lvdberg]

Use the following:

@In Map<String, String> messages;

[mikkus70]

Leo's suggestion is ok if you just need to retrieve a key value, but if your messages have EL expressions themselves as in

my.welcome.message=Hello, #{identity.username}!

then you need to interpolate the key returned. Messages could also contain positional parameters ({n} values), in this case you need to supply them yourself while interpolating.

There is a FAQ article that explains how to retrieve and interpolate message strings from Java here.

[jaand96]

worked like a charm, thanks!