Added as feature request: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3908
On Sep 14, 4:48 pm, "michael.maguire" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Android Developers, > > I have an application which we are writing to be both a MIDP > application using LWUIT as well as an Android application. > > We attempt to share as much common code as possible between the two > platforms. > > I'd also really like to be able to share the localization strings when > possible. > > Reading through the docs in: > > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/resources-i18n.html > > it looks like Android uses an XML format to specify name-value pairs, > e.g.: > > {{{ > <string name="go_online_message">You are currently offline. Go > online? This will use the data network</string> > > }}} > > while LWUIT uses the standard Java properties file format: > > {{{ > f.go_online.you_are_currently_offine=You are currently offline. Go > online? This will use the data network > > }}} > > I understand why the Android XML format has advantages (e.g. ability > to add extra formatting info), but I was wondering if it's somehow > possible to also read in localization resource strings from a standard > Java properties file, so I could use the same string resource file. > > Looking through the Android code, it seems like support for Properties > files is there, but not integrated into the Resources infrastructure, > but maybe I missed something. Is it possible to use the Resource > framework to read in from Java Properties files as well as the Android- > specific XML format string files? > > If so, can someone point me in the right direction? > > If not, can I request that it might be nice for the Android Resources > framework to also support reading string resource files in in Java > properties file format? > > Cheers, > Michael --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
