org.jdesktop.swingx.renderer
Class LocalizableStringValue

java.lang.Object
  org.jdesktop.swingx.renderer.LocalizableStringValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, StringValue

public class LocalizableStringValue
extends Object
implements StringValue

A StringValue which looks up localized String representations for objects.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup)
Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the JComponent defaultLocale.

LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup, Locale locale)
Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the given Locale.

LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup, String prefix)
Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the JComponent defaultLocale.

LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup, String prefix, Locale locale)
Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the given Locale.

Method Summary

Locale	getLocale() Returns the Locale to use for lookup, guaranteed to be not null.
String	getString(Object value) Returns a string representation of the given value.
void	setLocale(Locale locale) Sets the Locale to use for lookup of localized string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LocalizableStringValue

public LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup)

Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the JComponent defaultLocale.

Parameters:

lookup - a map containing Entries of objects and a string key to look up its string representation in the UIManager

LocalizableStringValue

public LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup,
                              Locale locale)

Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the given Locale.

Parameters:

lookup - a map containing Entries of objects and a string key to look up its string representation in the UIManager

locale - the locale to lookup the localized strings, may be null to denote using JComponent.defaultLocale

LocalizableStringValue

public LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup,
                              String prefix)

Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the JComponent defaultLocale.

Parameters:

lookup - a map containing Entries of objects and a string key to look up its string representation in the UIManager

prefix - a common prefix for all string keys in the map, may be null to denote that the keys should be use as are

LocalizableStringValue

public LocalizableStringValue(Map<Object,String> lookup,
                              String prefix,
                              Locale locale)

Instantiates a LocaleStringValue which looks up localized String representations for items in the map using the given Locale.

Parameters:

lookup - a map containing Entries of objects and a string key to look up its string representation in the UIManager

prefix - a common prefix for all string keys in the map, may be null to denote that the keys should be use as are

locale - the locale to lookup the localized strings, may be null to denote using JComponent.defaultLocale

Method Detail

getString

public String getString(Object value)

Description copied from interface: StringValue

Returns a string representation of the given value.

PENDING JW: forgot - why not null return guaranteed?

Specified by:

getString in interface StringValue

Parameters:

value - the object to present as a string

Returns:

a string representation of the given value, guaranteed to be not null

setLocale

public final void setLocale(Locale locale)

Sets the Locale to use for lookup of localized string representation.

Parameters:

locale - the locale to lookup the localized strings, may be null to denote using Locale's default.

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Returns the Locale to use for lookup, guaranteed to be not null. If the initial setting had been null, returns current Locale's default.

Returns:

the Locale used for lookup.