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).
  4. Select Resource Bundle from the drop-down list at the top of the dialog 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. If no .properties file is listed in the Bundle Name field, click the ellipsis (...) button next to the field to open the Select Resource Bundle dialog box. In the dialog box, specify an existing .properties file or create a new file. Click OK to return to the property editor.
  6. If you want to change the method used to generate the internationalized string, click the Format button.
  7. If you want to add arguments to the method call, click Arguments . 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
Internationalizing a Single File

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