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Using the client locale in a server service [message #1236833]

Tue, 28 January 2014 02:14

Eclipse User

Some of our databases contain NLS data (i.e. a column for each language) and we want to return the correct text in our LookupServices for those tables.

Is there a mechanism provided by scout to find the locale of the client currently using a server service?

If not, what is the recommended way to pass this information from client to server? I'd prefer a solution that passes this information from client to server once at client startup over a solution that forces me to pass this information on each call to the service.

Re: Using the client locale in a server service [message #1236847 is a reply to message #1236833]

Tue, 28 January 2014 02:59

Eclipse User

From what I know/remember, scout does it for you. I think it works with Locale of the thread.

If you use TEXTS.getText(...) in the server scout will set the appropriate language (depending on the locale of the client). [you can confirm this very easily].
If you need to do it by yourself, I imagine you can have a look at how the Text service is solving it.

Re: Using the client locale in a server service [message #1236910 is a reply to message #1236847]

Tue, 28 January 2014 06:13

Eclipse User

Thanks for your answer, Jérémie.

I've had the same idea and traced the TEXTS.get(key) call as far as DynamicNls.getTextInternal() where there is the following line:

if (locale==null) {
locale = getDefaultLocale();
}

which in turn calls NlsUtility.getDefaultLocale();

So in my code I use
Locale locale = NlsUtility.getDefaultLocale();
and then switch on the language.

It's quite embarrassing, but it was a simple bug (comparing a locale against a string) which caused my code to always use the default case Wink

Now that I'm comparing the correct fields everything works fine!

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