Referencing Resource Bundle from a Page
JSF provides a good way to implement internationalization using Resource Bundle. Resource Bundle is a file that contains the information as key and value pair (In key=value format). You can store label, button text, messages, dates and times, numbers, currencies etc according to the specific locale.
Steps to Create Resource Bundle:
1. Create a file "Messages.properties" under the classes folder of tomcat.
2. Write some key, value pair values in this file.
Messages.properties
| # Sample ResourceBundle properties file inputname_header=Roseindia name_text=Enter Your Name: greeting_text=Welcome In Roseindia button_text=Submit |
3. Write the a line of code to get the file in the page.
| <f:loadBundle basename="roseindia.Messages" var="message"/> |
where "basename" attribute is assigned the string value representing the path of bundle file under the classes folder and "var" attribute is assigned a value which will be used further in the whole page to reference the key in the properties file.
For example:
| <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html" prefix="h" %> <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core" prefix="f" %> <f:loadBundle basename="roseindia.Messages" var="message"/> <f:view> <html> <head><title></title></head> <body> <h:form> <h1><h:outputText value="#{message.inputname_header}"/></h1> <h:outputText value="#{message.name_text}"/> <h:inputText value="#{ResourceBean.personName}" /> <h:commandButton action="welcome" value="#{message.button_text}" /> </h:form> </body> </html> </f:view> |