This all seems reasonable but needs to wait for Struts 2.x. 1.x must
remain on Servlet 2.2 to maintain backwards compatibility. IMO, 2.x is
the best time to change the Servlet level because we'll be breaking
compatibility at that time anways.
David
--- Rick Hightower <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I’d like to see Struts play nice with JSTL i18n support.
>
> I have a suggestion along these lines. (This is prelim. I am going to
> write
> some tests and do some prototyping but before I do… I’d like to hear if
> there are any thoughts on this).
>
> Currently when you call Action.setLocale you get this:
>
> ...class Action...
> protected void setLocale(HttpServletRequest request, Locale locale)
> {
>
> HttpSession session = request.getSession();
> if (locale == null) {
> locale = Locale.getDefault();
> }
> session.setAttribute(Globals.LOCALE_KEY, locale);
>
> }
>
> I am suggesting this (for the release that embraces JSTL…. Struts 1.3 or
> 1.5).
>
> import javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.core.Config; //get this guy to use its
> Locale
> key as well
> ...class Action...
> protected void setLocale(HttpServletRequest request, Locale locale)
> {
>
> HttpSession session = request.getSession();
> if (locale == null) {
> locale = Locale.getDefault();//Don’t agree with this, but
> that
> is a different story…
> }
> session.setAttribute(Globals.LOCALE_KEY, locale);
> session.setAttribute(Config.FMT_LOCALE, locale); //See
> this…. See this…. See this…
> }
>
> The Config.FMT_LOCALE is similar to the Globals.LOCALE_KEY except that
> it is
> for the JSTL tags, e.g.,
>
> <fmt:message key="title" />
>
> This is one possibility and the one that takes the least amount of
> effort.
> Another possibility is to change all struts i18n tags to use
> Config.FMT_LOCALE instead of Globals.LOCALE_KEY, which might be bad
> because
> it would break existing projects.
>
> I am going to write a prototype along these lines in the near future. I
> need
> to test to see if fmt:message will work with Strut’s resource bundles.
> (I am
> not sure it they will or not... I think they will with a little arm
> twisting. I am still a little ignorant on the details... I got the big
> picture... just not all the details.). Any suggestions from you i18n
> gurus
> would be nice or if someone already started this... clue me in so I
> don't
> waste time.
>
> This could be a first step in getting rid of our good friend
> bean:message
> and replacing him with fmt:message (or at least deprecating him a bit).
> :(
>
> Don’t worry. I will add this to the Bugzilla feature request as soon as
> I
> test it.
>
> Rick Hightower
> Chief Technology Officer
> Trivera Technologies
> http://www.triveratech.com
> 520 290 6855 (Phone)
> 520 977 8605 (Mobile)
>
>
>
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