站内搜索: 请输入搜索关键词
当前页面: 在线文档首页 > Java 2 SDK v1.4.2, Java 2 SDK 英文文档

Internationalization - Java 2 SDK v1.4.2, Java 2 SDK 英文文档

Java

Internationalization

Documentation Contents

Internationalization is the process of designing an application so that it can be adapted to various languages and regions without engineering changes. Sometimes the term internationalization is abbreviated as i18n, because there are 18 letters between the first "i" and the last "n."

An internationalized program has the following characteristics:

  • With the addition of localization data, the same executable can run worldwide.
  • Textual elements, such as status messages and the GUI component labels, are not hardcoded in the program. Instead they are stored outside the source code and retrieved dynamically.
  • Support for new languages does not require recompilation.
  • Culturally-dependent data, such as dates and currencies, appear in formats that conform to the end user's region and language.
  • It can be localized quickly.

Acknowledgment: Much of the design and implementation of the internationalization API is by IBM's Center for Java Technology-- Silicon Valley. Java Software of Sun Microsystems is grateful for their work.


General Information


Fonts


Input Methods


Demos

The demos will run in the appletviewer tool or in a browser that supports the feature set of version 1.1 of the Java platform or the Java 2 Platform.


Tools


Copyright © 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Please send comments to: java-intl@java.sun.com

Sun
Java Software