be.saltwater.jaqel.i18n
Class Translator

java.lang.Object
  be.saltwater.jaqel.i18n.Translator

public class Translator

extends java.lang.Object

Translates (an array of) String objects from predefined keywords to a certain language.

Author:

Robin Wittevrongel

Method Summary

static Translator	getInstance()
void	setLanguage(java.lang.String lcode) Set the language to translate to.
java.lang.String	translate(java.lang.String key) Gets the translation of a certain keyword.
java.lang.String[]	translate(java.lang.String[] keys) Gets the translations of an array of keywords.
java.lang.String[][]	translate(java.lang.String[][] keys) Gets the translations of a table of keywords.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Translator getInstance()

setLanguage

public void setLanguage(java.lang.String lcode)
                 throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Set the language to translate to.

Parameters:

lcode - The language code (en, fr, de, nl, ...).

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

translate

public java.lang.String translate(java.lang.String key)

Gets the translation of a certain keyword.

Parameters:

key - The key to translate.

Returns:

The translation of key.

translate

public java.lang.String[] translate(java.lang.String[] keys)

Gets the translations of an array of keywords.

translate

public java.lang.String[][] translate(java.lang.String[][] keys)

Gets the translations of a table of keywords.