Globalization and
localization
It is a way, how a computer software could be adapted to
different languages. Internationalization(i18n) is actually the process of
designing a software so that it can be adapted to different languages across
the world, here 18 stands for number of alphabets between I & n. Localization is the process of adapting
internationalized software for a particular
region or language by adding locale-specific components and translating text.
Here's my video in youtube, explaining the concept of Globalization
Here's my video in youtube, explaining the concept of Globalization
We use internationalization and localization in our Sapui5
application for replacing the hard coded text from the application. It is one
of the best practices of SAP to use i18n for hard coded texts. Generally we use Resource Model for defining,
since it is one way binding (sap.ui.model.resource.ResourceModel)
The i18n model is set up in the Component's initialization
section, or it could also be defined in the manifest.json file.
//set i18n model
var
rootPath = jQuery.sap.getModulePath("sap.ui.demo.tdg");
Var i18nModel
= newsap.ui.model.resource.ResourceModel({
bundleUrl : "i18n/messageBundle.properties"
});
oView.setModel(i18nModel, "i18n"
);
Now create a folder named i18n in the project
directory and maintain i18n files according to the languages.
The configuration specifies the relative location of the
resource bundle. This is made absolute (in relation to our app's namespace) by
use of the jQuery.sap.getModulePath utility function, and then
used to create the named model, before it is set on the component.
Now
in the i18n.properties file, enter all the hard coded text that has been used
in the application. And bind the data using the i18n model
Example
<Table id="idOrderTable">
<columns>
<Column width="8em">
<Text text="{i18n>s3OrderColumnSales}"
/>
</Column>
<Column>
<Text text="{i18n>s3OrderColumnDelivery}"
/>
</Column>
<Column>
<Text text="{i18n>s3OrderColumnOrder}"
/>
</Column>
<Column>
<Text text="{i18n>s3OrderColumnRequested}"
/>
</Column>
<Column>
<Text text="{i18n>s3OderColumnAmount}"
/>
</Column>
</columns>
</Table>
Here we have used a table and, the column
text name is a hard coded value, hence we are using i18n model for the
same. Now we have to maintain the same
fields in the i18n.properties file.
s3OrderColumnSales=Sales Order
s3OrderColumnDelivery=Delivery Status
s3OrderColumnOrder=Order Date
s3OrderColumnRequested=Requested Date
s3OderColumnAmount=Order
Amount
Hence this is done, now to serve the real
purpose of i18n file, another file will be created in the i18n folder for the
german language. Name it as i18n_DE.properties
Now, maintain the same field names in this
particular file.
s3OrderColumnSales=Kundenauftrag
s3OrderColumnDelivery=Lieferstatus
s3OrderColumnOrder=Auftragsdatum
s3OrderColumnRequested=Wunschtermin
s3OderColumnAmount=Bestellbetrag
Now to see the output, in german language, just add DE
instead of EN in the application url. Add ?sap-ui-language=DE after the url.
Suppose the default url is http://localhost:42067/demo_i18n/index.html
just add ?sap-ui-language=DE. Now the url would be http://localhost:42067/demo_i18n/index.html?sap-ui-language=DE
Output
This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.
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