Getting locale attribute from session.

[Juraj Kazda]

Hello,

I'm new user of struts framework and I have a problem.

I would like to make an internationalized application with _everything_
internationalized. This means that I have a nice graphics (menu too) on
my pages in several language versions. I would like to obtain a LOCALE
key (object) from session (inserted there by 
tag). And here is the problem: to be perfect, I would like to get this
key by the name which is stored in
org.apache.struts.action.Action.LOCALE_KEY constant. How to access the
key?

I've made my entering (index.jsp) file as a template file and I check
the locale via  and  tags. But inside these
tags I have to use directly the org.apache.struts.action.LOCALE keyword
- it's not possible to ask for key name (by asking I mean getting the
value of org.apache.struts.action.Action.LOCALE_KEY). Or is it possible?

If someone knows, please help me.

I have tried to check archives for this, but with no success (for what I
want is hard to find right keywords... - BTW, I like the archive, it
helped me several times)

Thank you very much.

With regards

--jerry

Re: Getting locale attribute from session.

[Gregor Rayman]

"Juraj Kazda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm new user of struts framework and I have a problem.
>
> I would like to make an internationalized application with _everything_
> internationalized. This means that I have a nice graphics (menu too) on
> my pages in several language versions. I would like to obtain a LOCALE
> key (object) from session (inserted there by 
> tag). And here is the problem: to be perfect, I would like to get this
> key by the name which is stored in
> org.apache.struts.action.Action.LOCALE_KEY constant. How to access the
> key?

The key is just a constant, have a look in the sources. But I do not think
this is the right way to do it. You could use  inside the
href attributes of the images instead. If you want to hse the tag
, which I'd reccomend to you, have a look at the attributes
pageKey or srcKey, they use message resources.

In this way you can create message resources files with names of the
pictures in different languages:



and in the files specify the names of those pictures:

ApplicationResources_en.properties:

picture.save=/images/save.gif

ApplicationResources_de.properties:

picture.save=/images/speichern.gif

ApplicationResources_sk.properties:

picture.save=/images/ulozit.gif

...



> I've made my entering (index.jsp) file as a template file and I check
> the locale via  and  tags. But inside these
> tags I have to use directly the org.apache.struts.action.LOCALE keyword
> - it's not possible to ask for key name (by asking I mean getting the
> value of org.apache.struts.action.Action.LOCALE_KEY). Or is it possible?
>
> If someone knows, please help me.

Here a scriplet, how to get the locale if you need it for something,
where you cannot use taglibs (like getting Format etc.)

<%
  Locale locale = (Locale) pageContext.getAttribute(Action.LOCALE_KEY,
PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE);
  if (null == locale) {
locale = request.getLocale();
  }
  DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT,
DateFormat.DEFAULT, locale);
%>

--
gR

Re: Getting locale attribute from session.

[Craig R. McClanahan]

There is an easy way to internationalize your graphics without having to
mess around with the Locale yourself.

Consider that you might normally create an image link like this:

  

but you want the HREF to the link to be different for different
Locales.  First, change your tag to:

  

and then, in your application resources files, define something like this
(assuming we're in the en_GB Locale):

  image.key=image_en_GB.gif

Now, you've appropriately internationalized your images, just like
 does for your text strings.

Craig


On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Juraj Kazda wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm new user of struts framework and I have a problem.
> 
> I would like to make an internationalized application with _everything_
> internationalized. This means that I have a nice graphics (menu too) on
> my pages in several language versions. I would like to obtain a LOCALE
> key (object) from session (inserted there by 
> tag). And here is the problem: to be perfect, I would like to get this
> key by the name which is stored in
> org.apache.struts.action.Action.LOCALE_KEY constant. How to access the
> key?
> 
> I've made my entering (index.jsp) file as a template file and I check
> the locale via  and  tags. But inside these
> tags I have to use directly the org.apache.struts.action.LOCALE keyword
> - it's not possible to ask for key name (by asking I mean getting the
> value of org.apache.struts.action.Action.LOCALE_KEY). Or is it possible?
> 
> If someone knows, please help me.
> 
> I have tried to check archives for this, but with no success (for what I
> want is hard to find right keywords... - BTW, I like the archive, it
> helped me several times)
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> With regards
> 
> --jerry
> 
> 
>