org.apache.tapestry.util
Class LocalizedPropertySource

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tapestry.util.DelegatingPropertySource
      org.apache.tapestry.util.LocalizedPropertySource

All Implemented Interfaces:

IPropertySource

public class LocalizedPropertySource
extends DelegatingPropertySource

A PropertySource extending the DelegatingPropertySources and adding the capability of searching for localized versions of the desired property. Useful when peoperties related to localization are needed.

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: LocalizedPropertySource.java 243791 2004-02-19 17:38:13Z hlship $

Author:

mindbridge

Constructor Summary

LocalizedPropertySource()
Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the default locale

LocalizedPropertySource(IPropertySource delegate)
Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the default locale and the provided delegate

LocalizedPropertySource(Locale locale)
Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the provided locale

LocalizedPropertySource(Locale locale, IPropertySource delegate)
Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the provided locale and delegate

Method Summary

Locale	getLocale()
String	getPropertyValue(String propertyName) Examines the properties localized using the provided locale in the order of more specific to more general and returns the first that has a value.
void	setLocale(Locale locale)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.util.DelegatingPropertySource

addSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LocalizedPropertySource

public LocalizedPropertySource()

Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the default locale

LocalizedPropertySource

public LocalizedPropertySource(Locale locale)

Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the provided locale

LocalizedPropertySource

public LocalizedPropertySource(IPropertySource delegate)

Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the default locale and the provided delegate

LocalizedPropertySource

public LocalizedPropertySource(Locale locale,
                               IPropertySource delegate)

Creates a LocalizedPropertySource with the provided locale and delegate

Method Detail

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Returns:

the locale currently used

setLocale

public void setLocale(Locale locale)

Parameters:

locale - the locale currently used

getPropertyValue

public String getPropertyValue(String propertyName)

Examines the properties localized using the provided locale in the order of more specific to more general and returns the first that has a value.

Specified by:

getPropertyValue in interface IPropertySource

Overrides:

getPropertyValue in class DelegatingPropertySource

See Also:

DelegatingPropertySource.getPropertyValue(java.lang.String)