This won't work for me because the list is not maintained in Action, rather
in a properties file - since it's a set of constants (ex : list of US
states)
Sparecreative wrote:
>
> You don¹t have to have a DB back end.
>
> Here¹s a couple of examples from our system:
>
> <s:radio list="responses" listKey="responseKey"
> listValue="%{getText(responseValue)}" name="name"
> label="%{getText(responseLabel)}" />
>
> <s:select headerKey="" headerValue="%{getText('select')}" list="responses"
> listKey="responseKey" listValue="%{getText(responseValue)}" name="name"
> label="%{getText(responseLabel)}" />
>
> It¹s pretty self explanatory, but the getText function is called on your
> action. Obviously this is predicated on your actions either extending
> ActionSupport or implementing a getText method to retrieve localised
> values.
>
> Z.
>>
>>
>> Yeah, i dont want to change to DB backed bundles. My question is if the
>> s:select tag can take a list from a resourcebundle directly and use it .
>> If
>> so, how should the list be specified ?
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Tommy Pham <tommy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> > ----- Original Message ----
>>>> > > From: j alex <strutstwou...@gmail.com>
>>>> > > To: Struts Users Mailing List <user@struts.apache.org>
>>>> > > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 12:48:43 PM
>>>> > > Subject: [S2] i18n for lists/maps
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Hi,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Normally, we use the resource bundles to store Strings like field
>>>> labels,
>>>> > > error messages etc. But how about things like dropdown display
>>>> values ?
> .
>>> > I
>>>> > > need to i18n-ize an app that has a lot of such dropdowns and the
>>>> lists
>>> > are
>>>> > > currently referenced like
>>>> > > list="#application.dropdownmap['loanType']"/> where dropdownmap is
>>>> loaded
>>>> > > into ServletContext from a properties file . that has definitions
>>>> like :
>>>> > > loanType=1~Home Loan|2~Car Loan|3~Refi etc. Here, the 1,2,3 remains
>>> > constant
>>>> > > but the display value will vary by locale.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > It'll be really neat if it's possible to maintain this list in a
>>>> typical
>>>> > > resource bundle file like ApplicationResources_and be able to use
>>>> > > it from s:select tags without having to do any manual parsing. Any
>>>> inputs
>>>> > > will be really helpful.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Thanks!
>>> >
>>> > Hi Alex,
>>> >
>>> > I don't mean to advice you on adding more complexity to your project
>>> but
>>> > Mike Baranski and I were discussing about using/getting the
>>> ResourceBundle
>>> > from DB backend instead. He had one working:
>>> >
>>> > "Here you go, this is what I did. I don't know if it's the "best"
>>> way, but
>>> > it works:
>>> >
>>> > http://mikeski.net/site/node/37
>>> >
>>> > Mike."
>>> >
>>> > I had planned on using DB backend instead solely so that anyone with
>>> the
>>> > proper privileges via the web UI can add/change the texts. You only
>>> need
>>> to
>>> > provide the proper db structure and key for the texts. If you do
>>> implement
>>> > DB backend, IMHO, I think it will give you more flexibility for the
>>> future
>>> > and less of the menial work ;), especially when they (your boss and/or
>>> > client(s)) decide to use additional language.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Tommy
>>> >
>>> >
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>
>
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