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model properties file (for localization)

aweber1nj — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:50:40 GMT

What is the rule about how to actually enter type/aspect/property names in the .properties file for localization?By that I mean, I read the example in Mr. Potts' excellent guide to Custom Content Models, but it doesn't mention "why" when entering the property names in the .properties file the colons

Re: model properties file (for localization)

mrogers — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:41:38 GMT

It's because the : character is a reserved character in a java properties file. For example it can be a directory separator character on some O.S. and is treated as part of the name.

To be honest it could probably be better, but its been this way for a long time.

Re: model properties file (for localization)

aweber1nj — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:52:37 GMT

Ok, then how does Alfresco know which (replacement) underscores to interpret as colons, and which to use literally?

Re: model properties file (for localization)

aweber1nj — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:07:49 GMT

Sorry, this actually may be irrelevant.

I was following-along some of Jeff Potts' modeling tutorial and in my simple experiments, I neglected to take a step back and think about how localization properties are typically handled and that the label-id is mostly-irrelevant in naming, as long as you keep it consistent.

I'll be sure to check-back if I have trouble, but I think I'm ok. Sorry to be a pest.

-AJ