For more information on localizing Java applets, refer to the Embedded Code section on page 209.

The Java Internationalization and Localization ToolKit was released by Sun Microsystems in 1999 to facilitate internationalization and localization of Java applications.

The toolkit contains the following components:

• The Project Manager module defines a project to manage all source files and corresponding resource bundles.

• Internationalization Verifier checks Java files for internationalization issues, and reports any errors found.

• Message Tool defines resource bundles, converts and exports message text, and generates resource bundles in different locales.

• Resource Tool merges and compares different resources, converts the resource bundle type from list to property, and converts the encoding of resource files, for example to Unicode.

• Translator is used to translate the resource bundles and to leverage existing translations.

For more information on the Java Internationalization and Localization ToolKit, visit the Sun Java web site at java.sun.com (search for "Localization Toolkit").

Here are some examples of other software localization tools that support Java internationalization and localization:

• Multilizer – more info at www.multilizer.com

• Spirus – more info at www.slangsoft.com

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