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Interface Localizable

All Known Subinterfaces:: ExtendedLocalizable

All Known Implementing Classes:: LocalizableSupport

public interface Localizable

This interface must be implemented by the classes which must provide a way to override the default locale.

Version:: $Id: Localizable.java,v 1.3 2004/08/18 07:14:45 vhardy Exp $

Method Summary

java.lang.String formatMessage(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object[] args)
          Creates and returns a localized message, given the key of the message in the resource bundle and the message parameters.

java.util.Locale getLocale()
          Returns the current locale or null if the locale currently used is the default one.

void setLocale(java.util.Locale l)
          Provides a way to the user to specify a locale which override the default one.

Method Detail

setLocale

public void setLocale(java.util.Locale l)

Provides a way to the user to specify a locale which override the default one. If null is passed to this method, the used locale becomes the global one.

getLocale

public java.util.Locale getLocale()

Returns the current locale or null if the locale currently used is the default one.

formatMessage

public java.lang.String formatMessage(java.lang.String key,
                                      java.lang.Object[] args)
                               throws java.util.MissingResourceException

Creates and returns a localized message, given the key of the message in the resource bundle and the message parameters. The messages in the resource bundle must have the syntax described in the java.text.MessageFormat class documentation.