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/*
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 *
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 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.apache.tomcat.util.res;

import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

/**
 * An internationalization / localization helper class which reduces
 * the bother of handling ResourceBundles and takes care of the
 * common cases of message formating which otherwise require the
 * creation of Object arrays and such.
 *
 * 

The StringManager operates on a package basis. One StringManager * per package can be created and accessed via the getManager method * call. * *

The StringManager will look for a ResourceBundle named by * the package name given plus the suffix of "LocalStrings". In * practice, this means that the localized information will be contained * in a LocalStrings.properties file located in the package * directory of the classpath. * *

Please see the documentation for java.util.ResourceBundle for * more information. * * @version $Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2004/02/24 08:50:06 $ * * @author James Duncan Davidson [duncan@eng.sun.com] * @author James Todd [gonzo@eng.sun.com] * @author Mel Martinez [mmartinez@g1440.com] * @see java.util.ResourceBundle */ public class StringManager { /** * The ResourceBundle for this StringManager. */ private ResourceBundle bundle; /** * Creates a new StringManager for a given package. This is a * private method and all access to it is arbitrated by the * static getManager method call so that only one StringManager * per package will be created. * * @param packageName Name of package to create StringManager for. */ private StringManager(String packageName) { this( packageName, Locale.getDefault() ); } private StringManager(String packageName,Locale loc) { String bundleName = packageName + ".LocalStrings"; try { bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(bundleName,loc); } catch( MissingResourceException ex ) { bundle= ResourceBundle.getBundle( bundleName, Locale.US); } } private StringManager(ResourceBundle bundle ) { this.bundle=bundle; } /** Get a string from the underlying resource bundle or return null if the String is not found. @param key to desired resource String @return resource String matching key from underlying bundle or null if not found. @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is null. */ public String getString(String key) { if(key == null){ String msg = "key may not have a null value"; throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg); } String str = null; try{ str = bundle.getString(key); }catch(MissingResourceException mre){ //bad: shouldn't mask an exception the following way: // str = "[cannot find message associated with key '" + key + "' due to " + mre + "]"; // because it hides the fact that the String was missing // from the calling code. //good: could just throw the exception (or wrap it in another) // but that would probably cause much havoc on existing // code. //better: consistent with container pattern to // simply return null. Calling code can then do // a null check. str = null; } return str; } /** * Get a string from the underlying resource bundle and format * it with the given set of arguments. * * @param key * @param args */ public String getString(String key, Object[] args) { String iString = null; String value = getString(key); // this check for the runtime exception is some pre 1.1.6 // VM's don't do an automatic toString() on the passed in // objects and barf out try { // ensure the arguments are not null so pre 1.2 VM's don't barf if(args==null){ args = new Object[1]; } Object[] nonNullArgs = args; for (int i=0; i

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