languagelist.java

webwork source

/*
 * WebWork, Web Application Framework
 *
 * Distributable under Apache license.
 * See terms of license at opensource.org
 */
package webwork.examples.i18n;

import webwork.action.ActionSupport;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * This code is an adaptation of the I18N example from the JavaWorld article by Govind Seshadri.
 * http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-03-2000/jw-03-ssj-jsp_p.html
 */
public class LanguageList
   extends ActionSupport
{
   // Attributes ----------------------------------------------------
   static Properties languages;
   
   static
   {
      // This never changes, so we do it once only
      languages = new Properties();
      
      // We read the values from a file so that it is easy to change
      try
      {
         InputStream in = LanguageList.class.getResourceAsStream("languages.properties");
         languages.load(in);
         in.close();   
      } catch (IOException e)
      {
         e.printStackTrace(System.err);
         System.err.println("Could not read list of languages");
         languages.put("en", "English"); // Default so we at least get something
      }
   }
   
   // Public --------------------------------------------------------
   public Map getLanguages()
   {
      return languages;
   }
}