Editing a Locale
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The localized strings for each locale are stored in that locale's .properties
file. You can modify a locale in the Source Editor as a text file or in the
Properties Editor. You can also edit a specific locale using its customizer.
To edit a locale in the Properties Editor:
- Right-click the properties object node (
)
in the Files window and choose Open.
The Properties Editor is displayed showing all existing keys and their
values for each locale.
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If you want to change a property's key, type the new name in the
Key column.
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If you want to change a property's value for a locale, type the new
value in the locale's Value column.
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If you want to add or remove keys, use the New Property and Remove
Property keys.
To edit a locale as a text file in the Source Editor:
- Right-click the properties object node and choose Edit to edit the default
locale.
- If you want to edit a different locale, expand the properties object node,
right-click the node for the locale you want to modify and choose Edit.
To edit a locale using the customizer:
- Expand the properties object node in the Files window.
- Right-click the desired locale and choose Customize.
The Locale customizer opens listing the locale name and each existing
key.
- If you want to switch locales,
click the ellipsis (...) button. This option is not
available for the default locale.
- If you want to add a new property to the locale, click Add Key and
enter the key name and value.
- If you want to remove a property from the locale, select the property
and click Remove Key.
- You cannot edit the existing values of properties with the customizer.
- See also
- Adding and Removing a Locale
- Modifying a Properties File
- Creating a Properties File
- Editing Resource Bundles
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