org.apache.catalina.util
Class StringManager

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.catalina.util.StringManager

public class StringManager
extends java.lang.Object

An internationalization / localization helper class which reduces the bother of handling ResourceBundles and takes care of the common cases of message formating which otherwise require the creation of Object arrays and such.

The StringManager operates on a package basis. One StringManager per package can be created and accessed via the getManager method call.

The StringManager will look for a ResourceBundle named by the package name given plus the suffix of "LocalStrings". In practice, this means that the localized information will be contained in a LocalStrings.properties file located in the package directory of the classpath.

Please see the documentation for java.util.ResourceBundle for more information.

Author:

James Duncan Davidson [duncan@eng.sun.com], James Todd [gonzo@eng.sun.com]

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key)

Get a string from the underlying resource bundle.

Parameters:

key - The resource name

getStringInternal

protected java.lang.String getStringInternal(java.lang.String key)

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object[] args)

Get a string from the underlying resource bundle and format it with the given set of arguments.

Parameters:

key - The resource name

args - Formatting directives

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object arg)

Get a string from the underlying resource bundle and format it with the given object argument. This argument can of course be a String object.

Parameters:

key - The resource name

arg - Formatting directive

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object arg1,
                                  java.lang.Object arg2)

Get a string from the underlying resource bundle and format it with the given object arguments. These arguments can of course be String objects.

Parameters:

key - The resource name

arg1 - Formatting directive

arg2 - Formatting directive

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object arg1,
                                  java.lang.Object arg2,
                                  java.lang.Object arg3)

Get a string from the underlying resource bundle and format it with the given object arguments. These arguments can of course be String objects.

Parameters:

key - The resource name

arg1 - Formatting directive

arg2 - Formatting directive

arg3 - Formatting directive

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object arg1,
                                  java.lang.Object arg2,
                                  java.lang.Object arg3,
                                  java.lang.Object arg4)

Get a string from the underlying resource bundle and format it with the given object arguments. These arguments can of course be String objects.

Parameters:

key - The resource name

arg1 - Formatting directive

arg2 - Formatting directive

arg3 - Formatting directive

arg4 - Formatting directive

getManager

public static StringManager getManager(java.lang.String packageName)

Get the StringManager for a particular package. If a manager for a package already exists, it will be reused, else a new StringManager will be created and returned.

Parameters:

packageName - The package name