net.sf.doolin.util
Class LocaleUtils

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.doolin.util.LocaleUtils

public class LocaleUtils
extends Object

Utility methods for Locales

Author:

Damien Coraboeuf

Method Summary

static URL	getResource(String path, Locale locale) Get a resource using a locale.
static InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String path, Locale locale) Get a resource using a locale.
static String	getResourceName(String name, Locale locale) Get a resource name according to the locale.
static String	getResourceName(String name, Locale locale, ELocaleMode localeMode) Get a resource name according to the locale and a given mode.
static boolean	isMoreSpecific(Locale localeA, Locale localeB) Tests if localeA is more specific than localeB.
static Locale	parseLocale(String value) Parse a Locale.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

parseLocale

public static Locale parseLocale(String value)

Parse a Locale. Expected text is the one that is obtained by the method Locale.toString(). For example, fr_FR for French (France).

Parameters:

value - Text to parse

Returns:

Resulting locale or null if the value is null or empty.

See Also:

Locale.toString()

getResourceAsStream

public static InputStream getResourceAsStream(String path,
                                              Locale locale)

Get a resource using a locale.

Parameters:

path - Path to look for

locale - Locale to look for

Returns:

Associated stream or null is not found.

See Also:

getResourceName(String, Locale)

getResource

public static URL getResource(String path,
                              Locale locale)

Get a resource using a locale.

Parameters:

path - Path to look for

locale - Locale to look for

Returns:

Associated URL or null is not found.

See Also:

getResourceName(String, Locale)

getResourceName

public static String getResourceName(String name,
                                     Locale locale)

Get a resource name according to the locale. Given a resource name like prefix.ext, this name is updated regarding to the locale. For example, for french (fr), it becomes prefix_fr.ext and for french (France), i.e. fr_FR, it becomes prefix_fr_FR.ext.

Parameters:

name - Name of the resource

locale - Locale to be used

Returns:

Updated resource name

getResourceName

public static String getResourceName(String name,
                                     Locale locale,
                                     ELocaleMode localeMode)

Get a resource name according to the locale and a given mode.

Parameters:

name - Name of the resource

locale - Locale to be used

localeMode - Indicates how the locale parameters must be used or not

Returns:

Updated resource name

See Also:

getResourceName(String, Locale)

isMoreSpecific

public static boolean isMoreSpecific(Locale localeA,
                                     Locale localeB)

Tests if localeA is more specific than localeB. A locale is more specific if it defines supplementary elements (country) while the language is the same.

Parameters:

localeA - First locale

localeB - Second locale

Returns:

true if the localeA is more specific than localeB