org.springframework.web.servlet

Interface LocaleResolver

All Known Subinterfaces:

LocaleContextResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLocaleContextResolver, AbstractLocaleResolver, AcceptHeaderLocaleResolver, CookieLocaleResolver, FixedLocaleResolver, SessionLocaleResolver

public interface LocaleResolver

Interface for web-based locale resolution strategies that allows for both locale resolution via the request and locale modification via request and response.

This interface allows for implementations based on request, session, cookies, etc. The default implementation is AcceptHeaderLocaleResolver, simply using the request's locale provided by the respective HTTP header.

Use RequestContext.getLocale() to retrieve the current locale in controllers or views, independent of the actual resolution strategy.

Note: As of Spring 4.0, there is an extended strategy interface called LocaleContextResolver, allowing for resolution of a LocaleContext object, potentially including associated time zone information. Spring's provided resolver implementations implement the extended LocaleContextResolver interface wherever appropriate.

Since:

27.02.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

LocaleContextResolver, LocaleContextHolder, RequestContext.getLocale(), RequestContextUtils.getLocale(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Locale	resolveLocale(HttpServletRequest request) Resolve the current locale via the given request.
void	setLocale(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, java.util.Locale locale) Set the current locale to the given one.

Method Detail

resolveLocale

java.util.Locale resolveLocale(HttpServletRequest request)

Resolve the current locale via the given request. Can return a default locale as fallback in any case.

Parameters:

request - the request to resolve the locale for

Returns:

the current locale (never null)

setLocale

void setLocale(HttpServletRequest request,
               HttpServletResponse response,
               java.util.Locale locale)

Set the current locale to the given one.

Parameters:

request - the request to be used for locale modification

response - the response to be used for locale modification

locale - the new locale, or null to clear the locale

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if the LocaleResolver implementation does not support dynamic changing of the locale