Internationalisation (i18n)
Some notes on how to get JSTL pages ready.
Setup
Inside a JSP page included on every other, for example a header jsp file.
<fmt:setLocale value="${param.locale}" scope="request" />
<fmt:setTimeZone value="${param.timeZone}" scope="request" />
<fmt:setBundle basename="Messages"/>
At your classpath root create a fallback localised file called Messages.properties in which to store key/value pairs. Files for other languages take the form of Messages_en.properties, Messages_en_US.properties, etc.
page.text.title=Page Title
page.text.message=Page Message
page.text.welcomeMessage=Welcome {0}
page.text.returnLink=<a href="{0}" title="Return">Return</a>
Examples
<h1>Page Title</h1>
<h1><fmt:message value="page.text.title"/></h1>
<h1>Welcome <c:out value="${person.name}"/></h1>
<h1><fmt:message value="page.text.welcomeMessage"><fmt:param value="${fn:escapeXml(person.name)"}/></fmt:message></h1>
<a href="<c:url value="/return.do"></c:url>" title="Return">Return</a>
<c:url var="returnURL" value="/return.do"></c:url><fmt:message key="page.text.returnLink"><fmt:param value="${returnURL}"/></fmt:message>