On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:01 AM, JohnnyBGood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Google has done a great job when created internationalization support > for GWT apps. Its i18n capabilities are however far from exhaustive. > One of the features I'm missing most is a support of java.text.* JRE > subpackage, more precisely it's java.text.Collator. I haven't found > any possible solution of comparing strings in GWT, regarding locale- > based rules (lexical Unicode based comparing used in String class of > course doesn't do the job). Comparing (and sorting) strings with > regard to international rules seem as being of essential importance to > me, does anybody know anything about it's future (maybe planned) > implementation in GWT? THX Jan.
I don't know anything about upcoming support for Collator. My guess is that it's not on the radar. You may want to file an issue in the bug tracker. If you need something now, I suggest trying to port something from the Apache Harmony project. I have no idea how Collator is implemented so I don't know if it's even feasible to port but, in theory, you just need to borrow the code, remove bits that won't work with GWT, and add the result to your project. The Harmony project is already licensed under the Apache license, so it's perfectly compatible with GWT and closed-source products (of course, consult your lawyer for real legal advice--I'm just an internet wacko). There have been a number of posts to this forum about creating libraries for use with GWT so you should be able to get pretty far along if you decide to go this route, but feel free to ask again if you get really stuck. I'd guess that the hardest part of the plan will be getting the code into a translatable-and-still-useful state because Unicode-related stuff in Java usually involves compressed binary tables of data and that approach isn't really compatible with GWT. The ultimate GWT port of Collator is probably going to involve at least one generator, will nicely dovetail with the existing i18n support, and doesn't waste bandwidth or execution time in code that doesn't require Collator. You could probably get a lot of mileage out of a sub-optimal solution, though, so don't be afraid to jump in with both feet. Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Web-Toolkit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
