To localize the enumeration names and values, add messages with the following keys to the message pack located in the Java package of the enumeration class:
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Enumeration name key – simple class name (without package);
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Value key – simple class name, then the value name separated by period.
For example, for enum
package com.abc.sales;
public enum CustomerGrade {
PREMIUM,
HIGH,
STANDARD
}
default English localization file /com/abc/sales/messages.properties should contain the following lines:
CustomerGrade=Customer Grade CustomerGrade.PREMIUM=Premium CustomerGrade.HIGH=High CustomerGrade.STANDARD=Standard
Localized enum values are automatically used by different visual components such as LookupField. You can obtain localized enum value programmatically: use getMessage() method of the Messages interface and simply pass the enum instance to it.
