org.compiere.util
Class Language

java.lang.Object
  org.compiere.util.Language

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Language
extends Object
implements Serializable

Language Management.

Version:

$Id: Language.java,v 1.2 2006/07/30 00:52:23 jjanke Exp $

Author:

Jorg Janke

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String

AD_Language_en_US Base Language

Constructor Summary

Language(String name, String AD_Language, Locale locale)
Define Language with A4 and default decimal point and date format

Language(String name, String AD_Language, Locale locale, Boolean decimalPoint, String javaDatePattern, MediaSize mediaSize)
Define Language

Method Summary

static void	addLanguage(Language language) Add Language to supported Languages
boolean	equals(Object obj) Equals.
String	getAD_Language() Get Application Dictionary Language (system supported).
static String	getAD_Language(Locale locale) Get Supported Language
static String	getAD_Language(String langInfo) Get Supported Language
static String	getBaseAD_Language() Get Base Language code.
static Language	getBaseLanguage() Get Base Language
SimpleDateFormat	getDateFormat() Get (Short) Date Format.
SimpleDateFormat	getDateTimeFormat() Get Date Time Format.
String	getDBdatePattern() Get Database Date Pattern.
static Language	getLanguage(int index) Get Language
static Language	getLanguage(String langInfo) Get Language.
String	getLanguageCode() Get Language Code.
static int	getLanguageCount() Get Number of Languages
Locale	getLocale() Get Locale
static Locale	getLocale(String langInfo) Get Supported Locale
static Language	getLoginLanguage() Get Default Login Language
MediaSize	getMediaSize() Get default MediaSize
String	getName() Get Language Name.
static String	getName(String langInfo) Get Language Name
static String[]	getNames() Get Display names of supported languages
SimpleDateFormat	getTimeFormat() Get Time Format.
int	hashCode() Hash Code
boolean	isBaseLanguage() Is This the Base Language
static boolean	isBaseLanguage(String langInfo) Is it the base language
boolean	isDecimalPoint() Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)
static boolean	isDecimalPoint(String langInfo) Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)
boolean	isLeftToRight() Component orientation is Left To Right
static void	main(String[] args) Test
void	setAD_Language(String AD_Language) Set Application Dictionary Language (system supported).
void	setDateFormat(String javaDatePattern) Set Date Pattern.
void	setLocale(Locale locale) Overwrite Locale
static void	setLoginLanguage(Language language) Set Default Login Language
void	setMediaSize(MediaSize size) Set default MediaSize
String	toString() String Representation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

AD_Language_en_US

public static final String AD_Language_en_US

Base Language

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Language

public Language(String name,
                String AD_Language,
                Locale locale,
                Boolean decimalPoint,
                String javaDatePattern,
                MediaSize mediaSize)

Define Language

Parameters:

name - - displayed value, e.g. English

AD_Language - - the code of system supported langauge, e.g. en_US (might be different than Locale - i.e. if the system does not support the language)

locale - - the Locale, e.g. Locale.US

decimalPoint - true if Decimal Point - if null, derived from Locale

javaDatePattern - Java date pattern as not all locales are defined - if null, derived from Locale

mediaSize - default media size

Language

public Language(String name,
                String AD_Language,
                Locale locale)

Define Language with A4 and default decimal point and date format

Parameters:

name - - displayed value, e.g. English

AD_Language - - the code of system supported langauge, e.g. en_US (might be different than Locale - i.e. if the system does not support the language)

locale - - the Locale, e.g. Locale.US

Method Detail

getLanguageCount

public static int getLanguageCount()

Get Number of Languages

Returns:

Language count

getLanguage

public static Language getLanguage(int index)

Get Language

Parameters:

index - index

Returns:

Language

addLanguage

public static void addLanguage(Language language)

Add Language to supported Languages

Parameters:

language - new language

getLanguage

public static Language getLanguage(String langInfo)

Get Language. If language does not exist, create it on the fly assuming taht it is valid

Parameters:

langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name

Returns:

Name (e.g. Deutsch)

isBaseLanguage

public static boolean isBaseLanguage(String langInfo)

Is it the base language

Parameters:

langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name

Returns:

true if base language

getBaseLanguage

public static Language getBaseLanguage()

Get Base Language

Returns:

Base Language

getBaseAD_Language

public static String getBaseAD_Language()

Get Base Language code. (e.g. en-US)

Returns:

Base Language

getLocale

public static Locale getLocale(String langInfo)

Get Supported Locale

Parameters:

langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name

Returns:

Supported Locale

getAD_Language

public static String getAD_Language(String langInfo)

Get Supported Language

Parameters:

langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name

Returns:

AD_Language (e.g. en-US)

getAD_Language

public static String getAD_Language(Locale locale)

Get Supported Language

Parameters:

locale - Locale

Returns:

AD_Language (e.g. en-US)

getName

public static String getName(String langInfo)

Get Language Name

Parameters:

langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name

Returns:

Langauge Name (e.g. English)

isDecimalPoint

public static boolean isDecimalPoint(String langInfo)

Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)

Parameters:

langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name

Returns:

use of decimal point

getNames

public static String[] getNames()

Get Display names of supported languages

Returns:

Array of Language names

getLoginLanguage

public static Language getLoginLanguage()

Get Default Login Language

Returns:

default Language

setLoginLanguage

public static void setLoginLanguage(Language language)

Set Default Login Language

Parameters:

language - language

getName

public String getName()

Get Language Name. e.g. English

Returns:

name

getAD_Language

public String getAD_Language()

Get Application Dictionary Language (system supported). e.g. en-US

Returns:

AD_Language

setAD_Language

public void setAD_Language(String AD_Language)

Set Application Dictionary Language (system supported).

Parameters:

AD_Language - e.g. en-US

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Get Locale

Returns:

locale

setLocale

public void setLocale(Locale locale)

Overwrite Locale

Parameters:

locale - locale

getLanguageCode

public String getLanguageCode()

Get Language Code. e.g. en - derived from Locale

Returns:

language code

isLeftToRight

public boolean isLeftToRight()

Component orientation is Left To Right

Returns:

true if left-to-right

isDecimalPoint

public boolean isDecimalPoint()

Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)

Returns:

use of decimal point

isBaseLanguage

public boolean isBaseLanguage()

Is This the Base Language

Returns:

true if base Language

setDateFormat

public void setDateFormat(String javaDatePattern)

Set Date Pattern. The date format is not checked for correctness

Parameters:

javaDatePattern - for details see java.text.SimpleDateFormat, format must be able to be converted to database date format by using the upper case function. It also must have leading zero for day and month.

getDateFormat

public SimpleDateFormat getDateFormat()

Get (Short) Date Format. The date format must parseable by org.compiere.grid.ed.MDocDate i.e. leading zero for date and month

Returns:

date format MM/dd/yyyy - dd.MM.yyyy

getDateTimeFormat

public SimpleDateFormat getDateTimeFormat()

Get Date Time Format. Used for Display only

Returns:

Date Time format MMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a z -or- dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss z -or- j nnn aaaa, H' ?????? 'm' ????'

getTimeFormat

public SimpleDateFormat getTimeFormat()

Get Time Format. Used for Display only

Returns:

Time format h:mm:ss z or HH:mm:ss z

getDBdatePattern

public String getDBdatePattern()

Get Database Date Pattern. Derive from date pattern (make upper case)

Returns:

date pattern

getMediaSize

public MediaSize getMediaSize()

Get default MediaSize

Returns:

media size

setMediaSize

public void setMediaSize(MediaSize size)

Set default MediaSize

Parameters:

size - media size

toString

public String toString()

String Representation

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

string representation

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Hash Code

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

hashcode

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Equals. Two languages are equal, if they have the same AD_Language

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - compare

Returns:

true if AD_Language is the same

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Test

Parameters:

args - ignored