[Springframework-developer] reference data support classes

[Keith D. <kd...@cs...>]

I've recently committed a package to the sandbox providing support for
internationalized labels / reference data, similar to what Gavin discussed
in this TSS article here:

 

http://www.theserverside.com/blogs/showblog.tss?id=HibernateInternational

 

The code provides support for labels coded by string, character, or integer,
and employs a Resolver interface for retrieving internationalized label
instances by type, locale, and/or code.  There is also basic Hibernate
support (e.g custom user types.)

 

I actually had the support checked in quite before this article was written,
but upon stumbling across it today it seemed worth mentioning to see if
there is enough general interest to make something like this part of the
core (in general, it's a relatively few number of classes.)  I currently use
it within rich client to drive the display of combo box drop downs (e.g
values in a combo box can be real objects with behavior and
internationalized labels.)

 

Currently the code is in the sandbox under the package:
org.springframework.enums  'enums' might not be the best name, but in a
sense that's what these little objects are. "label" or "referencedata" might
be candidates for a better package name, perhaps under "ui" instead of as
top level package.

 

Keith