Question

I’m using Struts 1.2 and I need to reference the value of some internationalized strings in a JSP page. Normally I would do this using the < bean:message > tag, but I need to reference it from the Java code (surrounded by <% … %>) instead.

How can I do this?

For example:

<% 
person.setName("John Smith");
person.setOccupation("Chef");   // I want to internationalize this string
%>

Answer 1

I think this is one way to do it.

Inside struts-config.xml, if you have the following:

<message-resources parameter="ABC"/>

Then you do the following:

At the top of the JSP:

<%@ page import="java.util.Locale" %>
<%@ page import="org.apache.struts.Globals" %>
<%@ page import="org.apache.struts.util.MessageResources" %>

Somewhere in the JSP:

<%    
MessageResources mr = MessageResources.getMessageResources("ABC");
Locale locale = (Locale) session.getAttribute(Globals.LOCALE_KEY);

person.setName("John Smith");
person.setOccupation(mr.getMessage(locale, "Chef"));
%>