How the Locale Management Utility Finds Existing Translations

The Locale Management Utility compares an untranslated string to the properties that might contain this string in other objects in the repository. If it finds an object that includes the same string, then it searches for a translation in the language that you choose as the target language. If it finds a translation, then it displays the best candidates for translation in the Results list and allows you to export it to a file.

For example, you choose English-American as the source language and Spanish as the target language. You create an applet with a title of Customer that is not translated. If you click Find Translation in the Locale Management dialog box, then the Locale Management Utility searches the repository for other objects that include a property that includes the Customer text string. If it finds a match, then it searches for a Spanish translation of this string. If a translation already exists, then it displays this translation and you can export it to a file.