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Meaning of //$NON-NLS-1$ [message #319534]

Fri, 24 August 2007 02:51

Eclipse User

Hi,

What is the meaning of this comment //$NON-NLS-1$ in the java code that I
am looking at. Is it something Eclipse specific?

cheers,

//mikael

Re: Meaning of //$NON-NLS-1$ [message #319535 is a reply to message #319534]

Fri, 24 August 2007 03:05

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: diego.guidi.inwind.it

> What is the meaning of this comment //$NON-NLS-1$ in the java code that I
> am looking at. Is it something Eclipse specific?

Yes, is eclipse specific: it means that the string don't require
localization, so the automatic resources creator tool could safely skip the
string itself.

Re: Meaning of //$NON-NLS-1$ [message #319537 is a reply to message #319534]

Fri, 24 August 2007 03:09

Eclipse User

Yes it tells to compiler to not complain about a non externalized string.

Tom

mikael schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> What is the meaning of this comment //$NON-NLS-1$ in the java code that
> I am looking at. Is it something Eclipse specific?
>
> cheers,
>
> //mikael
>

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