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Supported Clients
SmartClient WebClient NGClient MobileClient

Methods Summary
Array getAvailableTimeZoneIDs() Get the list of available time zones.
Array getCountries() Gets the list of countries available for localization
String getCurrentCountry() Gets the current country; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.
String getCurrentLanguage() Gets the current language; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.
String getCurrentTimeZone() Gets the current time zone of the client; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.
String getDefaultDateFormat() Gets the current default date format; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.
String getDefaultNumberFormat() Gets the current default number format; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.
String getI18NMessage(i18nKey) Gets the real message (for the clients locale) for a specified message key.
String getI18NMessage(i18nKey, dynamicValues) Gets the real message (for the clients locale) for a specified message key.
JSDataSet getLanguages() Returns a dataset with rows that contains a language key (en) and the displayname (English) column.
JSDataSet getSystemMessages() Returns a dataset with rows that contains 3 columns: 'key' (i18n key), 'reference' (reference text for that key) and 'locale ([CURRENT_LOCALE])' (where [CURRENT_LOCALE] is the current language) - with the system messages of servoy.
Number getTimeZoneOffset(timeZoneId) Returns the offset (in milliseconds) of this time zone from UTC for the current date or at the specified date.
Number getTimeZoneOffset(timeZoneId, date) Returns the offset (in milliseconds) of this time zone from UTC for the current date or at the specified date.
Array getTimeZones() Returns an array of known timezones.
void setI18NMessage(i18nKey, value) Sets the value of i18n key for client scope,if value null the setting is removed.
void setLocale(language, country) Set/Overwrite the locale for this client.
void setTimeZone(timezone) Sets the current time zone of the client.

Methods Details

getAvailableTimeZoneIDs()

 
Get the list of available time zones.

Returns

Array

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

//Get the list of available time zones
var timezones = i18n.getAvailableTimeZoneIDs();

getCountries()

 
Gets the list of countries available for localization

Returns

Array

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

i18n.getCountries()

getCurrentCountry()

 
Gets the current country; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.

NOTE: For more information on i18n, see the chapter on Internationalization in the Servoy Developer User's Guide, and the chapter on Internationalization-I18N in the Programming Guide.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var currCountry = i18n.getCurrentCountry();

getCurrentLanguage()

 
Gets the current language; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.

NOTE: For more information on i18n, see the chapter on Internationalization in the Servoy Developer User's Guide, and the chapter on Internationalization-I18N in the Programming Guide.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

var currLang = i18n.getCurrentLanguage();

getCurrentTimeZone()

 
Gets the current time zone of the client; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences. For Servoy Web Clients the time zone is given by the browser (if it is possible to obtain it).

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var currTimeZone = i18n.getCurrentTimeZone();

getDefaultDateFormat()

 
Gets the current default date format; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var defaultDateFormat = i18n.getDefaultDateFormat();

getDefaultNumberFormat()

 
Gets the current default number format; based on the current locale settings in the Servoy Client Locale preferences.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var defaultNumberFormat = i18n.getDefaultNumberFormat();

getI18NMessage(i18nKey)

 
Gets the real message (for the clients locale) for a specified message key.

Parameters

String i18nKey The message key

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

// returns 'Welcome my_name in my solution'
// if the key 'mykey.username.text' is 'Welcome {0} in my solution'
i18n.getI18NMessage('mykey.username.text',new Array('my_name'))

getI18NMessage(i18nKey, dynamicValues)

 
Gets the real message (for the clients locale) for a specified message key.
You can use parameter substitution by using {n}, where n is a index number of the value thats in the arguments array.

Parameters

String i18nKey The message key
Array dynamicValues Arguments array when using parameter substitution.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

// returns 'Welcome my_name in my solution'
// if the key 'mykey.username.text' is 'Welcome {0} in my solution'
i18n.getI18NMessage('mykey.username.text',new Array('my_name'))

getLanguages()

 
Returns a dataset with rows that contains a language key (en) and the displayname (English) column.

See http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/related/iso639.txt for a list that could be returned.

Returns

JSDataSet

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var set = i18n.getLanguages();
for(var i=1;i<=set.getMaxRowIndex();i++)
{
	application.output(set.getValue(i, 1) + " " + set.getValue(i, 2));
}

getSystemMessages()

 
Returns a dataset with rows that contains 3 columns: 'key' (i18n key), 'reference' (reference text for that key) and 'locale ([CURRENT_LOCALE])' (where [CURRENT_LOCALE] is the current language) - with the system messages of servoy.
This means all servoy messages, with all available translations.

Returns

JSDataSet

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var set = i18n.getSystemMessages();
for(var i=1;i<=set.getMaxRowIndex();i++)
{
	application.output(set.getValue(i, 1) + " " + set.getValue(i, 2)+ " " + set.getValue(i, 3));
}

getTimeZoneOffset(timeZoneId)

 
Returns the offset (in milliseconds) of this time zone from UTC for the current date or at the specified date.

Parameters

String timeZoneId The time zone to get the offset for.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var timeZoneOffset = i18n.getTimeZoneOffset('America/Los_Angeles');

getTimeZoneOffset(timeZoneId, date)

 
Returns the offset (in milliseconds) of this time zone from UTC for the current date or at the specified date.

Parameters

String timeZoneId The time zone to get the offset for.
Date date The date in the time zone (default current date). Needed in case daylight saving time/GMT offset changes are used in the time zone.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var timeZoneOffset = i18n.getTimeZoneOffset('America/Los_Angeles');

getTimeZones()

 
Returns an array of known timezones.

Returns

Array

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var timeZones = i18n.getTimeZones();

setI18NMessage(i18nKey, value)

 
Sets the value of i18n key for client scope,if value null the setting is removed.
All forms not yet loaded will change (execute this in solution startup or first form)

Parameters

String i18nKey The message key
String value They value for the message key.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

//sets the value of i18n key for client scope; if value null the setting is removed
//Warning: already created form elements with i18n text lookup will not change,
//so call this method in the solution startup method or in methods from first form
//this method saves message for current locale, so if locale is changed with setLocale, all messages set from scripting will be lost

i18n.setI18NMessage('mykey.username.text','my_name')

setLocale(language, country)

 
Set/Overwrite the locale for this client.
All forms not yet loaded will change (execute this in solution startup or first form).

The language must be a lowercase 2 letter code defined by ISO-639.
see ISO 639-1 codes at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_code
The country must be an upper case 2 letter code defined by ISO-3166
see ISO-3166-1 codes at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2

NOTE: For more information on i18n, see the chapter on Internationalization in the Servoy Developer User's Guide, and the chapter on Internationalization-I18N in the Programming Guide.

Parameters

String language The lowercase 2 letter code
String country The upper case 2 letter code.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

//Warning: already created form elements with i18n text lookup will not change,
//so call this method in the solution startup method or in methods from first form

i18n.setLocale('en','US');

setTimeZone(timezone)

 
Sets the current time zone of the client.
The parameter should be a string having the format which can be retrieved via i18n.getAvailableTimeZones or
can be seen in the SmartClient Edit -> Preferences -> Locale at the "Default Timezone" combobox.
For instance the time zone for Netherlands is set using the ID "Europe/Amsterdam".

Parameters

String timezone the client's time zone

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// This will set the default time zone to Central European Time
i18n.setTimeZone("Europe/Amsterdam");

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