Class ResourceBundleSupport

  • Direct Known Subclasses:
    Messages

    public class ResourceBundleSupport
    extends Object
    An utility class to ease up using property-file resource bundles.

    The class support references within the resource bundle set to minimize the occurence of duplicate keys. References are given in the format:

     a.key.name=@referenced.key
     

    A lookup to a key in an other resource bundle should be written by

     a.key.name=@@resourcebundle_name@referenced.key
     
    Author:
    Thomas Morgner
    • Constructor Detail

      • ResourceBundleSupport

        public ResourceBundleSupport​(Locale locale,
                                     String baseName,
                                     ClassLoader classLoader)
        Creates a new instance.
        Parameters:
        locale - the locale that should be used to load the resource-bundle.
        baseName - the base name of the resource bundle, a fully qualified class name
        classLoader - the class-loader from where to load resources.
      • ResourceBundleSupport

        public ResourceBundleSupport​(Locale locale,
                                     ResourceBundle resourceBundle,
                                     String baseName,
                                     ClassLoader classLoader)
        Creates a new instance.
        Parameters:
        locale - the locale for which this resource bundle is created.
        resourceBundle - the resourcebundle
        baseName - the base name of the resource bundle, a fully qualified class name
        classLoader - the class-loader from where to load resources.
      • ResourceBundleSupport

        public ResourceBundleSupport​(Locale locale,
                                     ResourceBundle resourceBundle,
                                     ClassLoader classLoader)
        Creates a new instance.
        Parameters:
        locale - the locale for which the resource bundle is created.
        resourceBundle - the resourcebundle
        classLoader - the class-loader from where to load resources.
    • Method Detail

      • getResourceBase

        protected final String getResourceBase()
        The base name of the resource bundle.
        Returns:
        the resource bundle's name.
      • strictString

        public String strictString​(String key)
        Gets a string for the given key from this resource bundle or one of its parents. If the key is a link, the link is resolved and the referenced string is returned instead.
        Parameters:
        key - the key for the desired string
        Returns:
        the string for the given key
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if key is null
        MissingResourceException - if no object for the given key can be found
        ClassCastException - if the object found for the given key is not a string
      • internalGetString

        protected String internalGetString​(String key)
        Performs the lookup for the given key. If the key points to a link the link is resolved and that key is looked up instead.
        Parameters:
        key - the key for the string
        Returns:
        the string for the given key
      • getIcon

        public Icon getIcon​(String key,
                            boolean large)
        Returns an scaled icon suitable for buttons or menus.
        Parameters:
        key - the name of the resource bundle key
        large - true, if the image should be scaled to 24x24, or false for 16x16
        Returns:
        the icon.
      • getIcon

        public Icon getIcon​(String key)
        Returns an unscaled icon.
        Parameters:
        key - the name of the resource bundle key
        Returns:
        the icon.
      • getMnemonic

        public Integer getMnemonic​(String key)
        Returns the mnemonic stored at the given resourcebundle key. The mnemonic should be either the symbolic name of one of the KeyEvent.VK_* constants (without the 'VK_') or the character for that key.

        For the enter key, the resource bundle would therefore either contain "ENTER" or "\n".

         a.resourcebundle.key=ENTER
         an.other.resourcebundle.key=\n
         
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        Returns:
        the mnemonic
      • getOptionalMnemonic

        public Integer getOptionalMnemonic​(String key)
        Returns the mnemonic stored at the given resourcebundle key. The mnemonic should be either the symbolic name of one of the KeyEvent.VK_* constants (without the 'VK_') or the character for that key.

        For the enter key, the resource bundle would therefore either contain "ENTER" or "\n".

         a.resourcebundle.key=ENTER
         an.other.resourcebundle.key=\n
         
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        Returns:
        the mnemonic or null, if the mnemonic is not defined.
      • getKeyStroke

        public KeyStroke getKeyStroke​(String key)
        Returns the keystroke stored at the given resourcebundle key.

        The keystroke will be composed of a simple key press and the plattform's MenuKeyMask.

        The keystrokes character key should be either the symbolic name of one of the KeyEvent.VK_* constants or the character for that key.

        For the 'A' key, the resource bundle would therefore either contain "VK_A" or "a".

         a.resourcebundle.key=VK_A
         an.other.resourcebundle.key=a
         
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        Returns:
        the keystroke
        See Also:
        Toolkit.getMenuShortcutKeyMask()
      • getOptionalKeyStroke

        public KeyStroke getOptionalKeyStroke​(String key)
        Returns the keystroke stored at the given resourcebundle key.

        The keystroke will be composed of a simple key press and a keystroke mask pattern. The pattern should be specified via the words "shift", "alt", "ctrl", "meta" or "menu". Menu should be used to reference the platform specific menu shortcut. For the sake of safety, menu should only be combined with "shift" and/or "alt" for menu keystrokes.

        The keystrokes character key should be either the symbolic name of one of the KeyEvent.VK_* constants or the character for that key.

        For the 'A' key, the resource bundle would therefore either contain "VK_A" or "a".

         a.resourcebundle.key=VK_A
         an.other.resourcebundle.key=a
         
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        Returns:
        the keystroke
        See Also:
        Toolkit.getMenuShortcutKeyMask()
      • getKeyStroke

        public KeyStroke getKeyStroke​(String key,
                                      int mask)
        Returns the keystroke stored at the given resourcebundle key.

        The keystroke will be composed of a simple key press and the given KeyMask. If the KeyMask is zero, a plain Keystroke is returned.

        The keystrokes character key should be either the symbolic name of one of the KeyEvent.VK_* constants or the character for that key.

        For the 'A' key, the resource bundle would therefore either contain "VK_A" or "a".

         a.resourcebundle.key=VK_A
         an.other.resourcebundle.key=a
         
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        mask - the key-moifier mask to be used to create the keystroke.
        Returns:
        the keystroke that has been generated.
        See Also:
        Toolkit.getMenuShortcutKeyMask()
      • getOptionalKeyStroke

        public KeyStroke getOptionalKeyStroke​(String key,
                                              int mask)
        Returns the keystroke stored at the given resourcebundle key.

        The keystroke will be composed of a simple key press and the given KeyMask. If the KeyMask is zero, a plain Keystroke is returned.

        The keystrokes character key should be either the symbolic name of one of the KeyEvent.VK_* constants or the character for that key.

        For the 'A' key, the resource bundle would therefore either contain "VK_A" or "a".

         a.resourcebundle.key=VK_A
         an.other.resourcebundle.key=a
         
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        mask - the key-moifier mask to be used to create the keystroke.
        Returns:
        the keystroke or null if the key is not defined.
        See Also:
        Toolkit.getMenuShortcutKeyMask()
      • createMenu

        public JMenu createMenu​(String keyPrefix)
        Returns a JMenu created from a resource bundle definition.

        The menu definition consists of two keys, the name of the menu and the mnemonic for that menu. Both keys share a common prefix, which is extended by ".name" for the name of the menu and ".mnemonic" for the mnemonic.

         # define the file menu
         menu.file.name=File
         menu.file.mnemonic=F
         
        The menu definition above can be used to create the menu by calling createMenu ("menu.file").
        Parameters:
        keyPrefix - the common prefix for that menu
        Returns:
        the created menu
      • getResourceURL

        public URL getResourceURL​(String key)
        Returns a URL pointing to a resource located in the classpath. The resource is looked up using the given key.

        Example: The load a file named 'logo.gif' which is stored in a java package named 'org.jfree.resources':

         mainmenu.logo=org/jfree/resources/logo.gif
         
        The URL for that file can be queried with: getResource("mainmenu.logo");.
        Parameters:
        key - the key for the resource
        Returns:
        the resource URL
      • formatMessage

        public String formatMessage​(String key,
                                    Object parameter)
        Formats the message stored in the resource bundle (using a MessageFormat).
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        parameter - the parameter for the message
        Returns:
        the formated string
      • formatMessage

        public String formatMessage​(String key,
                                    Object par1,
                                    Object par2)
        Formats the message stored in the resource bundle (using a MessageFormat).
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        par1 - the first parameter for the message
        par2 - the second parameter for the message
        Returns:
        the formated string
      • formatMessage

        public String formatMessage​(String key,
                                    Object[] parameters)
        Formats the message stored in the resource bundle (using a MessageFormat).
        Parameters:
        key - the resourcebundle key
        parameters - the parameter collection for the message
        Returns:
        the formated string
      • getOptionalString

        public String getOptionalString​(String key)
      • getLocale

        public Locale getLocale()
        Returns the current locale for this resource bundle.
        Returns:
        the locale.