JavaBeans Unleashed

Localizing Objects

Internationalize your beans by isolating locale-specific code and data.

• Represent a locale using Java's Locale class.

• Encapsulate locale-specific data in resource bundles.

Using Java's Locale Class

Java's Locale class represents a specific geographic, political, or cultural region. Create a Locale object for each locale you want represented. Locale objects do not encapsulate any data related to the locale represented.

The Locale class is part of the java.util package. Create a Locale object using one of the Locale class's two constructors.

Locale(String language, String country)
Locale(String language, String country, String variant)

Pass a String object encapsulating a special code representing the language you want encapsulated ...