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017
018 package org.apache.commons.resources.impl;
019
020 import org.apache.commons.resources.Resources;
021 import org.apache.commons.resources.ResourcesException;
022
023 /**
024 * <p>Concrete implementation of
025 * {@link org.apache.commons.resources.ResourcesFactory} that creates
026 * {@link org.apache.commons.resources.Resources} instances that wrap
027 * a family (one per Locale) of properties files that share a base URL
028 * and have name suffices reflecting the Locale for which the document's
029 * messages apply. Resources are looked up in a hierarchy of documents
030 * in a manner identical to that performed by
031 * <code>java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle()</code>.</p>
032 *
033 * <p>The configuration variable passed to the <code>createResources()</code>
034 * method must be the URL of the base name of the properties file family.
035 * For example, if the configuration URL is passed as
036 * <code>http://localhost/foo/Bar</code>, the resources for the
037 * <code>en_US</code> Locale would be stored under URL
038 * <code>http://localhost/foo/Bar_en_US.properties</code>, and the default
039 * resources would be stored in
040 * <code>http://localhost/foo/Bar.properties</code>.</p>
041 */
042 public class PropertyResourcesFactory extends ResourcesFactoryBase {
043
044
045 // ------------------------------------------------------ Protected Methods
046
047
048 /**
049 * <p>Create and return a new {@link org.apache.commons.resources.Resources}
050 * instance with the specified logical name, after calling its <code>init()</code>
051 * method and delegating the relevant properties.</p>
052 *
053 * @param name Logical name of the {@link org.apache.commons.resources.Resources}
054 * instance to create
055 *
056 * @param config Configuration string for this resource (if any)
057 * @return The new Resources instance.
058 *
059 * @exception ResourcesException if a {@link org.apache.commons.resources.Resources}
060 * instance of the specified logical name cannot be created.
061 */
062 protected Resources createResources(String name, String config) {
063
064 Resources res = new PropertyResources(name, config);
065 res.setReturnNull(isReturnNull());
066 res.init();
067 return (res);
068
069 }
070
071
072 }