Localizing an application really means to make it international. That is, the content of the application can appear in multiple languages. In blackberry, the net.rim.device.api.i18n package is used to enable localization.
For localized application, Blackberry automatically opens the application in the local language. For example, if the default locale settings are set to British English, the application will start up in British English if this Locale is available.
I will create a new Blackberry project as shown in the previous workshops and name it "Local". I have then added a file called Local.java. The class is shown below.
I have then added another class "LocalScreen". This class extends MainScreen and implements LocalDemoResource class. The LocalDemoResource class is relevant for setting up localization.
To add a new resource, create a new File of type Other and choose "Blackberry Resource File". The file is named as LocalDemo.rrh. The filename is important as the resource filename (not including extension) + "Resource" becomes the class name that the LocalScreen class implements. Then add keys to the .rrh file. To add contents to the resource files, edit the *.rrc file and add values for the keys to it. Add more .rrc files as needed to add more resources. The screen shots below shows how to add the resource files.
In this workshop, I have added 4 resource files in total and have added keys to resource files. The keys that are added can be called directly from the LocalScreen class.
Then I have added the code for creating the menu similar to the previous workshop, added a OnClose method to close the application and a refresh method to update values on the screen.
Then, running the applciation produced the following screen shots.
For localized application, Blackberry automatically opens the application in the local language. For example, if the default locale settings are set to British English, the application will start up in British English if this Locale is available.
I will create a new Blackberry project as shown in the previous workshops and name it "Local". I have then added a file called Local.java. The class is shown below.
I have then added another class "LocalScreen". This class extends MainScreen and implements LocalDemoResource class. The LocalDemoResource class is relevant for setting up localization.
To add a new resource, create a new File of type Other and choose "Blackberry Resource File". The file is named as LocalDemo.rrh. The filename is important as the resource filename (not including extension) + "Resource" becomes the class name that the LocalScreen class implements. Then add keys to the .rrh file. To add contents to the resource files, edit the *.rrc file and add values for the keys to it. Add more .rrc files as needed to add more resources. The screen shots below shows how to add the resource files.
In this workshop, I have added 4 resource files in total and have added keys to resource files. The keys that are added can be called directly from the LocalScreen class.
Then I have added the code for creating the menu similar to the previous workshop, added a OnClose method to close the application and a refresh method to update values on the screen.
Then, running the applciation produced the following screen shots.
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