- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (22 Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0596000197
- ISBN-13: 978-0596000196
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 17.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,091,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For any Java programmer or manager creating software for global markets, Java Internationalisation is an essential guide to the dos and don'ts of writing software that's usable all around the world. Besides a guide to internationalisation (and its flip side, localisation) generally, this book provides in-depth coverage of support for globalised software on the Java platform.
It makes sense that software should move easily between international markets in today's global economy. Java Internationalisation is first and foremost a guide to the issues surrounding writing software for different languages. The first sections examine a truly fascinating sample of the world's character sets and salient features for outputting characters in software.
Then there is a thorough description of techniques and issues surrounding the creation of software in different languages. Java's built-in support for locales (best described as geographical and language communities) comes later in the book. The authors show how to format text (and dates) for different markets using built-in Java APIs and features (like resource bundles). Short sections on internationalising Web sites powered by Java (whether with servlets or JSPs) offer some valuable insight. The book concludes with a roadmap for the future evolution of Java 3.0 internationalisation, plus a really handy listing of all Java APIs that have been designed with international support in mind.
In all, Java Internationalisation does justice to an intriguing area of Java development, one that is sure to be increasingly important as more and more software is extended to new global markets. Suitable for anyone who designs or manages Java software, this concise volume cuts straight to the chase and is a worthwhile and timely guide to how to get Java applications to new markets fast. --Richard Dragan
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'As a reader I have walked away from the book feeling that I have met two masters and had the pleasure of being taught by them.' - Dotan Dvir, Java User Group, Israel
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are three ways to handle internationalization of your Java applications. First, ignore it and give up all your non-English speaking customers. Second, write customized versions of your programs for each language you wish to support and live with a maintenance nightmare. Or third, take advantage of the many internationalization features built into Java. Fortunately, the internationalization features of Java are fairly simple to use and this book clearly explains how to apply them to your applications. The authors start with a description of the many writing systems in use through the world and discuss the many problems that these writing systems can cause for developers. The book then covers a wide range of topics:
* how to use resource bundles to isolate locale specific data
* formatting dates, numbers, and currency
* handling searching and sorting issues for non-Latin alphabets (Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, etc.) as well as special cases within the Latin alphabet (an "a" with an umlaut is sorted with "a" in German but after "z" in Swedish)
* handling languages such as Arabic and Hebrew that write from right to left
* designing graphical interfaces to handle any writing system
* building internationalized web sites
If you plan on using the internationalization features of Java then you will definitely want to start with this book. The book is written for the intermediate to advanced Java programmer who needs to develop internationalized applications. The authors assume that the reader is unfamiliar with the issues involved with developing internationalized applications.
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The first 2 chapters alone make this book worth buying. It clearly explains what are the issues when developing an internationalised application but it also de-mystifies it: i18n with Java is easy as long as you include it in your design from day 1 and it is really worth the extra effort. This book is the recipe on how to do just that.
If you develop Java applications that need to support languages other than English, buy this book. If you develop English-only Java applications, buy this book as well, you'll be happy you have included i18n in your design the day your management change their mind.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Among the many, many great things about Java is its enhanced support for multiple languages and locales. Nevertheless, adding I18N (that's the buzzword for internationalization, folks) and L10N (localization) support to your applications is still non-trivial. That's where this book comes in: it tells you how to use the features built into the language (such as resource bundles and the Locale class) as well as handling really difficult cases: languages that read from right to left (and top to bottom!), dealing with multiple scripts, rendering multilingual text and more. A wealth of reference material makes the book even more worthwhile. The authors also make what could be a dry topic highly readable. Top marks! Great book!
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