Internationalizing Source Code

The IDE's internationalization tools let you easily insert internationalization strings while you write your code and internationalize files that are already written. You can also check resource bundles to make sure each key referenced by your code exists.

When you internationalize existing source files, the IDE searches for every customizable occurence of a quoted text string. If you choose to internationalize the string, the IDE replaces it with a method call and adds the string to the appropriate resource bundle. You can choose from several code formats for generating internationalized strings, or you can use your own custom format.

For information on how to internationalize source code, see:

Internationalizing a Single File
Internationalizing a Set of Files With the Internationalization Wizard
Inserting an Internationalized String Into Source Code
Setting an Internationalizated String With the Form Editor
Testing a Bundle for Internationalized Strings

For information on properties files and locales, see:

Setting Properties Files

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