Creating and using resource bundles in the tools framework
You can create and use resource bundles within the tools framework. For example, you create a resource bundle when you create a language selection list. A list selection determines the language, encoding, and cultural formatting preference of the user.
Note:
All HCL Commerce tools must be encoded in UTF-8. All tools pages (JSP files) include the
common.jsp file to set the servlet response parameters, which
includes:
response.setContentType("text/html;charset=UTF-8");
Procedure
- Create a properties file and save it in the following directory: workspace_dir\WC\properties\com\ibm\commerce\tools\utf\properties
- Open the workspace_dir\wc\xml\tools\tools_component_name\resources.xml file.
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To use a resource string (from a resource bundle) in your code:
- Retrieve your properties file using the following command:
Hashtable myResource = (Hashtable) com.ibm.commerce.tools.util.ResourceDirectory.lookup(String resourceName, Locale locale)Where resourceName is namespace.resource_name.
- Use the following command to retrieve the required information from the hash
table:
String resource = (String)myResource.get("<resource key>");
The following example shows retrieving a resource string to use in your JSP file:<%@include file="../common/common.jsp" %> <% CommandContext commandContext = (CommandContext)request.getAttribute(ECConstants.EC_COMMANDCONTEXT); Locale locale = commandContext.getLocale(); Hashtable resourceBundle = (Hashtable) ResourceDirectory.lookup("common.mccNLS", locale); %> ..... ..... ..... <table CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" HEIGHT="100%" WIDTH="100%"> <tr> <td><table CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="1%"> <tr> <td class="entry_space"> </td> <td class="entry_text"><%= resourceBundle.get("paragraph1") %></td> </tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="entry_space"> </td> <td class="entry_text"><%= resourceBundle.get("paragraph2") %></td> </tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="entry_space"> </td> <td class="entry_text"><%= resourceBundle.get("paragraph3") %></td> </tr> </table> - Retrieve your properties file using the following command: