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multi language - java web application How

Hi, we have manage to complete the system and it's up and running. The future expansion of the system will be to make it localise or multilinguae (multi langauge)

I am wondering how should i start it. I understand Java do support multi language. Can anyone share me their experience on this areas?

tq

TimYates

http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Intl/MultilingualJSP/

Takes you through the JSTL fmt tags for localisation of JSP using Message Bundles

Tim

chainreaction

ASKER

anyway not to use JSTL? cause i am only using JSP and servlet and object...

TimYates

Yeah, you can load a ResourceBundle directly, and call getString on it:

http://www.cisco-cert.com/java/Oreilly.Java.Servlet.And.JSP.Cookbook/source/0596005725_jsvltjspckbk-chp-24-sect-5.html

Shows you an example (in a servlet)

Tim

suprapto45

However,

Please do consider Tim's suggestion to use JSTL as you will feel it on how easy it is in the future to use JSTL to support internationalization

David

bpmurray

Did you use any particular framework for your app? If so, it may have some i18n stuff built in - for example, JSF makes it quite easy.

TimYates

>> i am only using JSP and servlet and object...

Tim

bpmurray

One other thing - make sure your pages are all tagged as charset=UTF-8. This means that the data must all be in Unicode, so it covers all characters. If you don't do this, you'll have to change the pages for each locale.

chainreaction

ASKER

hi, i come across this i18N provided by Jakarta.

But i am desparetely looking for some example provided by them. Tim, do you have any ideas about this tag lib provided by them?

http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/doc/i18n-doc/intro.html

i can't find the sample program mentioned in there.

http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/doc/i18n-doc/index.html#examples

TimYates

You'd be better off using the JSTL tags above, as they are the new standard (rather than using an old technology to do this)

Tim

bpmurray

Tex Texin, an old friend of mine, has a web site with a bunch of stuff on this subject - have a look at http://www.i18nguy.com/

chainreaction

ASKER

Tim, i understand your point. But with the design that i am using now, can i incooperate the JSTL in? I means can JSP and Servelt work with JSTL??

Can refer me more on JSTL fundamental and knowledge about it? I am zero knowledge for that.. JSTL..

thanks.

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chainreaction

ASKER

Tim, thanks for your information.

appreciate that.