It would be a little cleaner if there was a helper overload:

def loc (key : String, default : String) = loc(key, Text(default))

Derek

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Timothy Perrett <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> I've just been looking at some of the other method overloads in S and
> it appears we already have:
>
> S.loc(String, NodeSeq)
>
> This is exactly what I need anyway - wondering if there is any need to
> override S.? with another method now?
>
> Cheers, Tim
>
> On Mar 6, 5:03 pm, Timothy Perrett <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Sounds cool - I'll make the change and commit it.
> >
> > Cheers, Tim
> >
> > On 06/03/2009 16:56, "marius d." <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > +1 for overloading '? '
> >
> > > On Mar 6, 4:52 pm, Derek Chen-Becker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> I think this is a reasonable addition, but I would use
> >
> > >> def ?(key : String, defaultKey : String) = ...
> >
> > >> That way changing the default text just doesn't require changes to
> code.
> >
> > >> Derek
> >
> > >> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Tim Perrett <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > >>> Guys,
> >
> > >>> I have a situation where I want to localize a bunch of dynamic texts,
> > >>> however the current behavior of S.? is to return the input text if
> its
> > >>> found in a resource bundle. Whilst I see the rational for this, I
> have
> > >>> another situation where I want to pass a key, and if it doesn't find
> > >>> it, display something else (the english version). Id rather not use
> > >>> the english text as the translation key, as if the english text
> > >>> changes, my database translations will break (not good!)
> >
> > >>> I can achieve the functionality needed right by doing something like:
> >
> > >>>        S.loc(item.localization_key.toString + ".name") match {
> > >>>          case Full(t) => t
> > >>>          case _ => Text(doc.name.toString)
> > >>>        }
> >
> > >>> But it would be nice if we could have a utility method in S which
> > >>> allowed you do do:
> >
> > >>> ?("my.localization.key", defaultText.toString)
> >
> > >>> Thoughts?
> >
> > >>> Cheers, Tim
> >
>

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