net.sourceforge.rssowl.util.i18n
Class Dictionary

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.rssowl.util.i18n.Dictionary

Direct Known Subclasses:

RSSOwlI18n

public abstract class Dictionary

extends Object

Abstract clas Dictionary provides information about the selected language, the selected locale and declares a method to get a translation for a given key.

Version:

1.1.3

Author:

Benjamin Pasero

Field Summary

static Vector	languages List of languages of the translations that are provided
static Hashtable	locales List of Locales of the translations that are provided.
static String	selectedLanguage Let all objects access what the current language is Default language for RSSOwl is english.
static Locale	selectedLocale Let all objects access what the current Locale is Default locale for RSSOwl is english.
static Hashtable	translations Hashtable holds the class names that provide translations.

Constructor Summary

Dictionary()

Method Summary

abstract String	getTranslation(String word) Return the translated word for the given key
static void	register(String language, String country, boolean hasLocalSearch, String translationClass) Register a translation to the dictionary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

languages

public static final Vector languages

List of languages of the translations that are provided

locales

public static final Hashtable locales

List of Locales of the translations that are provided.

selectedLanguage

public static String selectedLanguage

Let all objects access what the current language is Default language for RSSOwl is english.

selectedLocale

public static Locale selectedLocale

Let all objects access what the current Locale is Default locale for RSSOwl is english.

translations

public static final Hashtable translations

Hashtable holds the class names that provide translations. The language of the translation is the key for the class name.

Constructor Detail

Dictionary

public Dictionary()

Method Detail

register

public static void register(String language,
                            String country,
                            boolean hasLocalSearch,
                            String translationClass)

Register a translation to the dictionary

Parameters:

language - two-letter ISO-639 code

country - two-letter ISO-3166 code

hasLocalSearch - TRUE if language has a locale search

translationClass - The translation class Name

getTranslation

public abstract String getTranslation(String word)

Return the translated word for the given key

Parameters:

word - Get translation for this word

Returns:

String translated word