Yes, sorry. I wasn't aware the request is passed into the validate. Thanks
Hal
-----Original Message-----
From: Deadman, Hal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 15:09
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Subject: RE: How do I Internationalize ActionError parameter values?
The request is passed into the validate() function as an argument by the
ActionServlet. You said you wanted the locale in the validate() method,
right?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 6:11 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: How do I Internationalize ActionError parameter values?
>
>
> So are you suggesting that I pass the request object to my ActionForm
> constructor when I create it in my action?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deadman, Hal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 13:56
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: How do I Internationalize ActionError parameter values?
>
>
> Use the request argument to get the session and then get the
> locale out of
> the session using getAttribute(Action.LOCALE_KEY). If you
> have a shared base
> class for all of your forms (that extends ActionForm) it
> might make sense to
> put a getLocale(request) method in there.
>
> Hal
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kyle Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:53 PM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: How do I Internationalize ActionError parameter values?
> >
> >
> > Thanks Hal. However, I need to get the locale in the
> > validate() method of
> > my ActionForm object. Any thoughts?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Deadman, Hal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 13:24
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: How do I Internationalize ActionError parameter values?
> >
> >
> > Getting the locale object is easy. If you are in an Action
> > perform method,
> > just call:
> >
> > getLocale(request);
> >
> > If you are not in the Action class, you can do what that
> method does,
> >
> > Locale locale = (Locale) session.getAttribute(Action.LOCALE_KEY);
> > if (locale == null)
> > locale = Locale.getDefault();
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kyle Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 3:48 PM
> > To: Struts (E-mail)
> > Subject: How do I Internationalize ActionError parameter values?
> >
> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > Looking through the archive I found a couple of notes about
> > internationalizing the ActionError parameters. I'm talking
> about the
> > following:
> >
> > public ActionError(java.lang.String key,
> > java.lang.Object value0,
> > java.lang.Object value1)
> > Construct an action error with the specified replacement values.
> > Parameters:
> > key - Message key for this error message
> > value0 - First replacement value
> > value1 - Second replacement value
> >
> > What I want to do is pass in keys from the properties file
> > into the second
> > and third parameter. Specifically I want to pass in the
> > prompt keys to
> > display to the user the fields that are in error.
> >
> > One possible solution proposed was by Craig as follows:
> >
> > The java.text.MessageFormat class (which is how Struts is doing the
> > substitution) does not support internationalizing the replacement
> > parameters directly. But how about doing this in two steps?
> >
> > * Look up the internationalized replacement value from
> > a MessageResources bundle
> >
> > * Use the returned String as the replacement value in the
> > ultimate message.
> >
> > However, I need to get the locale somehow. It seems alot
> > easier to just
> > override ActionError to accept keys as parameters. Has
> > anyone overridden
> > the ActionError class to accept "java.lang.String key"
> > parameters instead of
> > "java.lang.Object value0"?
> > Kyle Robinson
> > Systems Consultant
> > Pangaea Systems Inc.
> > (250) 360-0111
> > "Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts
> > and right efforts
> > inevitably bring about right results." - James Allen
> >
>
