Package 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
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • 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 language, 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 AD_Language and default decimal point and date format
      Parameters:
      name - - displayed value, e.g. English
      AD_Language - - the code of system supported language, 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

    • Language

      public Language(Language copy)
      Copy constructor
      Parameters:
      copy -

  • Method Details

    • 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

    • getLanguage

      public static Language getLanguage(String langInfo)
      Get Language.
      If language does not exist, create it on the fly assuming that it is valid
      Parameters:
      langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
      Returns:
      Name (e.g. Deutsch)

    • setBaseLanguage

      public static void setBaseLanguage(String baselang)
      Set baselang as base language
      Parameters:
      baselang -

    • 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 Locale from langInfo
      Parameters:
      langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
      Returns:
      Locale

    • getAD_Language

      public static String getAD_Language(String langInfo)
      Get Language from langInfo
      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 Language code from locale
      Parameters:
      locale - Locale
      Returns:
      AD_Language (e.g. en-US)

    • getName

      public static String getName(String langInfo)
      Get Language Name from langInfo
      Parameters:
      langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
      Returns:
      Language 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 Current Login Language
      Returns:
      login language

    • setLoginLanguage

      public static void setLoginLanguage(Language language)
      Set Current 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 Format 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.
      Returns:
      date format MM/dd/yyyy - dd.MM.yyyy

    • getDateTimeFormat

      public SimpleDateFormat getDateTimeFormat()
      Get Date Time Format.
      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.
      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 and replace month as word with MM)
      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