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author | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2003-02-13 20:25:11 +0000 |
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committer | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2009-06-23 12:09:02 +0200 |
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diff --git a/gettext-runtime/intl-java/javadoc1/gnu.gettext.GettextResource.html b/gettext-runtime/intl-java/javadoc1/gnu.gettext.GettextResource.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8e821c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/gettext-runtime/intl-java/javadoc1/gnu.gettext.GettextResource.html @@ -0,0 +1,163 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> +<!--NewPage--> +<html> +<head> +<!-- Generated by javadoc on Sat Nov 03 18:12:01 CET 2001 --> +<title> + Class gnu.gettext.GettextResource +</title> +</head> +<body> +<a name="_top_"></a> +<pre> +<a href="packages.html">All Packages</a> <a href="tree.html">Class Hierarchy</a> <a href="Package-gnu.gettext.html">This Package</a> <a href="Package-gnu.gettext.html">Previous</a> <a href="Package-gnu.gettext.html">Next</a> <a href="AllNames.html">Index</a></pre> +<hr> +<h1> + Class gnu.gettext.GettextResource +</h1> +<pre> +java.lang.Object + | + +----java.util.ResourceBundle + | + +----gnu.gettext.GettextResource +</pre> +<hr> +<dl> + <dt> public abstract class <b>GettextResource</b> + <dt> extends ResourceBundle +</dl> +This class implements the main GNU libintl functions in Java. + <P> + Using the GNU gettext approach, compiled message catalogs are normal + Java ResourceBundle classes and are thus interoperable with standard + ResourceBundle based code. + <P> + The main differences between the Sun ResourceBundle approach and the + GNU gettext approach are: + <UL> + <LI>In the Sun approach, the keys are abstract textual shortcuts. + In the GNU gettext approach, the keys are the English/ASCII version + of the messages. + <LI>In the Sun approach, the translation files are called + "<VAR>Resource</VAR>_<VAR>locale</VAR>.properties" and have non-ASCII + characters encoded in the Java + <CODE>\</CODE><CODE>u<VAR>nnnn</VAR></CODE> syntax. Very few editors + can natively display international characters in this format. In the + GNU gettext approach, the translation files are called + "<VAR>Resource</VAR>.<VAR>locale</VAR>.po" + and are in the encoding the translator has chosen. Many editors + can be used. There are at least three GUI translating tools + (Emacs PO mode, KDE KBabel, GNOME gtranslator). + <LI>In the Sun approach, the function + <CODE>ResourceBundle.getString</CODE> throws a + <CODE>MissingResourceException</CODE> when no translation is found. + In the GNU gettext approach, the <CODE>gettext</CODE> function + returns the (English) message key in that case. + <LI>In the Sun approach, there is no support for plural handling. + Even the most elaborate MessageFormat strings cannot provide decent + plural handling. In the GNU gettext approach, we have the + <CODE>ngettext</CODE> function. + </UL> + <P> + To compile GNU gettext message catalogs into Java ResourceBundle classes, + the <CODE>msgfmt</CODE> program can be used. +<p> +<hr> +<a name="index"></a> +<h2> + <img src="images/variable-index.gif" width=207 height=38 alt="Variable Index"> +</h2> +<dl> + <dt> <img src="images/blue-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o "> + <a href="#verbose"><b>verbose</b></a> + <dd> +</dl> +<h2> + <img src="images/constructor-index.gif" width=275 height=38 alt="Constructor Index"> +</h2> +<dl> + <dt> <img src="images/yellow-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o "> + <a href="#GettextResource()"><b>GettextResource</b></a>() + <dd> +</dl> +<h2> + <img src="images/method-index.gif" width=207 height=38 alt="Method Index"> +</h2> +<dl> + <dt> <img src="images/green-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o "> + <a href="#gettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String)"><b>gettext</b></a>(ResourceBundle, String) + <dd> Returns the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>. + <dt> <img src="images/green-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o "> + <a href="#ngettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, long)"><b>ngettext</b></a>(ResourceBundle, String, String, long) + <dd> Returns the plural form for <VAR>n</VAR> of the translation of + <VAR>msgid</VAR>. +</dl> +<a name="variables"></a> +<h2> + <img src="images/variables.gif" width=153 height=38 alt="Variables"> +</h2> +<a name="verbose"><img src="images/blue-ball.gif" width=12 height=12 alt=" o "></a> +<b>verbose</b> +<pre> + public static boolean verbose +</pre> +<a name="constructors"></a> +<h2> + <img src="images/constructors.gif" width=231 height=38 alt="Constructors"> +</h2> +<a name="GettextResource"></a> +<a name="GettextResource()"><img src="images/yellow-ball.gif" width=12 height=12 alt=" o "></a> +<b>GettextResource</b> +<pre> + public GettextResource() +</pre> +<a name="methods"></a> +<h2> + <img src="images/methods.gif" width=151 height=38 alt="Methods"> +</h2> +<a name="gettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String)"><img src="images/green-ball.gif" width=12 height=12 alt=" o "></a> +<a name="gettext"><b>gettext</b></a> +<pre> + public static String gettext(ResourceBundle catalog, + String msgid) +</pre> +<dl> + <dd> Returns the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>. +<p> + <dd><dl> + <dt> <b>Parameters:</b> + <dd> catalog - a ResourceBundle + <dd> msgid - the key string to be translated, an ASCII string + <dt> <b>Returns:</b> + <dd> the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR>, or <VAR>msgid</VAR> if + none is found + </dl></dd> +</dl> +<a name="ngettext(java.util.ResourceBundle, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, long)"><img src="images/green-ball.gif" width=12 height=12 alt=" o "></a> +<a name="ngettext"><b>ngettext</b></a> +<pre> + public static String ngettext(ResourceBundle catalog, + String msgid, + String msgid_plural, + long n) +</pre> +<dl> + <dd> Returns the plural form for <VAR>n</VAR> of the translation of + <VAR>msgid</VAR>. +<p> + <dd><dl> + <dt> <b>Parameters:</b> + <dd> catalog - a ResourceBundle + <dd> msgid - the key string to be translated, an ASCII string + <dd> msgid_plural - its English plural form + <dt> <b>Returns:</b> + <dd> the translation of <VAR>msgid</VAR> depending on <VAR>n</VAR>, + or <VAR>msgid</VAR> or <VAR>msgid_plural</VAR> if none is found + </dl></dd> +</dl> +<hr> +<pre> +<a href="packages.html">All Packages</a> <a href="tree.html">Class Hierarchy</a> <a href="Package-gnu.gettext.html">This Package</a> <a href="Package-gnu.gettext.html">Previous</a> <a href="Package-gnu.gettext.html">Next</a> <a href="AllNames.html">Index</a></pre> +</body> +</html> |