Bill, Thanks for the pointer. I have already downloaded the source and have extended Struts successfully many times. The MessageResources thing was something I couldn't quite get my head around, so I figured I'd ask the experts. Now I have the code, it didn't seem so complicated after all.
Cheers, Alan. Bill Siggelkow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:ckjkjn$nqs$1 @sea.gmane.org: > Alan -- I strongly encourage you (if you haven't already) to download > the Struts source and use it as you develop. You will be amazed at how > much quicker you can grok Struts. > > -Bill Siggelkow > > Alan Pocklington wrote: > >> Oh okay, I'll look into that. Thanks for your help. >> >> Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> >> >>>Struts has some special treatment for locales. You'd wanna abide by >>>that for consistency with what its internal engine uses for the >>>resource files. >>> >>> >>>On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:54:02 +0000 (UTC), Alan Pocklington >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>>Cheers for pointing that out. As of yet I don't need message >>>>arguments so that'll be fine. >>>> >>>>Was there any reason for having a getLocale(request) method? I'm >>>>guessing the implementation was different from just >>>>request.getLocale(). >>>> >>>> >>>>Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in >>>>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:38:09 -0500, Hubert Rabago >>>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Yup, copy/paste from existing code works fast. :) >>>>> >>>>>It's also not foolproof. This excerpt was specific to the needs of >>>>>the class I took it from. Check the getMessage() method -- it can >>>>>actually accept message arguments, but the evaluateMessage() >>>>>doesn't use them. If you do need them, just modify >>>>>evaluateMessage() to also accept an argument parameter. >>>>>Sorry about that. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:35:24 +0000 (UTC), Alan Pocklington >>>>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Wow, thanks for the quick reply. Will do! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in >>>>>>>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Put this in a util class and call evaluateMessage(): >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> /** >>>>>>>> * <p>Evaluate the given message resource key.</p> >>>>>>>> * >>>>>>>> * @param messageKey the name of the resource entry to >>>>>>>> retrieve * @param bundle The key specified in the >>>>>>>> * <code><message-resources></code> element for the >>>>>>>> * resource bundle to use >>>>>>>> * @param request the request being processed >>>>>>>> * @param servletContext the current [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>> ServletContext} * @return the value of paramName from the >>>>>>>> message resources */ >>>>>>>> public String evaluateMessage( >>>>>>>> String messageKey, >>>>>>>> String bundle, >>>>>>>> HttpServletRequest request, >>>>>>>> ServletContext servletContext) { >>>>>>>> // get the message resources >>>>>>>> MessageResources resources; >>>>>>>> if (bundle != null) { >>>>>>>> resources = getResources(bundle, request, >>>>>>>> servletContext); >>>>>>>> } else { >>>>>>>> resources = getResources(request); >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> // evaluate the message >>>>>>>> String messageString = getMessage(messageKey, null, >>>>>>>> request, >>>>>>>> resources); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> // add it to the redirect parameters >>>>>>>> if ((messageString != null) && (messageString.length() >>>>>>>> > 0)) { >>>>>>>> return messageString; >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> return null; >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> /** >>>>>>>> * <p>Look for the ActionMessage in the provided >>>>>>>> MessageResources.</p> * >>>>>>>> * @param messageKey the key to look for >>>>>>>> * @param args the arguments to be used in evaluating the >>>>>>>> message * @param request the request being processed >>>>>>>> * @param resources the application's message resources >>>>>>>> * @return the message formed from the given ActionMessage >>>>>>>> */ >>>>>>>> protected String getMessage(String messageKey, >>>>>>>> Object[] args, >>>>>>>> HttpServletRequest request, >>>>>>>> MessageResources resources) { >>>>>>>> if (messageKey == null) { >>>>>>>> //log.warn("Call to getMessage() with a null >>>>>>>> messageKey."); return null; >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> String result = null; >>>>>>>> try { >>>>>>>> // first, get the locale from the request >>>>>>>> Locale userLocale = getLocale(request); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> // then, get the message >>>>>>>> if (args == null) { >>>>>>>> result = (resources.getMessage(userLocale, >>>>>>>> messageKey)); >>>>>>>> } else { >>>>>>>> result = (resources.getMessage(userLocale, >>>>>>>> messageKey, >>>>>>>> args)); >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> } catch (Exception e) { >>>>>>>> //log.error("Exception while looking for >>>>>>>> message.", e); >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> return result; >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> /** >>>>>>>> * <p>Return the default message resources for the current >>>>>>>> module.</p> * >>>>>>>> * @param request The servlet request we are processing >>>>>>>> */ >>>>>>>> protected MessageResources getResources(HttpServletRequest >>>>>>>> request) { >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> return ((MessageResources) >>>>>>>> request.getAttribute(Globals.MESSAGES_KEY)); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> /** >>>>>>>> * <p>Return the specified message resources for the >>>>>>>> current module.</p> * >>>>>>>> * @param bundle The key specified in the >>>>>>>> * <code><message-resources></code> element for the >>>>>>>> * requested bundle >>>>>>>> * @param request The servlet request we are processing >>>>>>>> * @param servletContext the current [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>> ServletContext} */ >>>>>>>> protected MessageResources getResources(String bundle, >>>>>>>> HttpServletRequest >>>>>>>> request, >>>>>>>> ServletContext >>>>>>>> servletContext) { >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> // Identify the current module >>>>>>>> ModuleConfig moduleConfig = >>>>>>>> ModuleUtils.getInstance().getModuleConfig( >>>>>>>> request, servletContext); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> // Return the requested message resources instance >>>>>>>> return ((MessageResources) servletContext.getAttribute >>>>>>>> (bundle + moduleConfig.getPrefix())); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
