public abstract class ArrayResourceBundle
extends java.util.ResourceBundle
ArrayResourceBundle
is an abstract subclass of
ResourceBundle
that manages locale-dependent resources
in an array. By using numeric references rather than string
references, it requires less overhead and provides better performance than
ListResourceBundle
and PropertyResourceBundle
.
See ResourceBundle
for more information about resource
bundles in general.
Subclasses must override getContents
and provide an array,
where each item in the array is the resource value. The key for each
resource value is its numeric offset in the array. For example, the first
element in the array has the key 0. It may be retrieved by
using either getObject(0) or getObject("0");
Unlike ListResourceBundle and PropertyResourceBundle, where each locale-specific variation of a bundle can override only selected resources, with ArrayResourceBundle, each variation must provide the complete set of Resources. For example,if MyResources has three resources, then MyResources_ja and MyResources_fr must also have three resources.
The following example shows the structure of a ResourceBundle based on ArrayResourceBundle.
class MyResources extends ArrayResourceBundle { private static final Object[] contents = { // LOCALIZE THIS "Yes", // Label for the YES button "No", // Label for the NO button "Cancel" // Label for the CANCEL button // END OF MATERIAL TO LOCALIZE }; protected Object[] getContents() { return contents; } }
ResourceBundle
,
ListResourceBundle
,
PropertyResourceBundle
Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
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protected java.lang.Object[] |
contents |
Constructor and Description |
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ArrayResourceBundle() |
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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protected abstract java.lang.Object[] |
getContents() |
java.util.Enumeration |
getKeys() |
java.lang.Object |
getObject(int key)
Get an object from an ArrayResourceBundle.
|
java.lang.String[] |
getStringArray(int key)
Get an object from an ArrayResourceBundle.
|
protected java.lang.Object |
handleGetObject(java.lang.String key) |
public final java.lang.String[] getStringArray(int key)
key
- see class description.public final java.lang.Object getObject(int key)
key
- see class description. ###protected abstract java.lang.Object[] getContents()
public final java.util.Enumeration getKeys()
getKeys
in class java.util.ResourceBundle
protected java.lang.Object handleGetObject(java.lang.String key)
handleGetObject
in class java.util.ResourceBundle