Internationalizing a String With the GUI Builder

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If you need to internationalize a GUI application, you can use the GUI Builder to replace a GUI component's hard-coded text with internationalized strings.

To insert an internationalized string with the GUI Builder:

  1. Open the desired file in the GUI Builder by double-clicking its node in the Files or Projects window.
  2. Select the appropriate GUI component in the Inspector window.
  3. In the Properties window, select the property that you want to internationalize (for example, the text property of jLabel). Click the ellipsis (...) button to open the property editor.
  4. Select Resource Bundle from the Select Mode combo box.

    The property editor switches to resource bundle mode. If a resource bundle already exists for the source, the .properties file into which the internationalized strings will be saved is displayed in the Bundle Name field.

  5. To choose a different .properties file, click Browse. Alternatively, you can click New to create a new properties file in which to save the internationalized strings. The .properties suffix is added to the file name you specify.
  6. Click Format if you want to change the method used to generate the internationalized string.
  7. Click Arguments if you want to add arguments to the method call. You can add arguments to the method call only if you use the java.text.MessageFormat or org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage formats.
  8. Type in values for the Key and Value properties and click OK.
See Also
Inserting an Internationalized String Into Source Code
Code Formats for Internationalized Strings
Internationalizing a Single File

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