Name: acR10002 Date: 11/20/2001



The spec for AccessibleBundle.toDisplayString(Locale) method reads:

--- J2SE API spec 1.4b86, javax.accessibility.AccessibleBundle --------
public String toDisplayString(Locale locale)

    Obtains the key as a localized string. If a localized string cannot be
    found for the key, the locale independent key stored in the role will be
    returned.

     Parameters:
         locale - the locale for which to obtain a localized string
     Returns:
         a localized String for the key.

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So one would expect the string returned is dependent on the locale parameter
and is not dependent on the default locale. However, the implementation shows
reverse behavior. This could be illustrated by the following example:

----------------------------- Test.java ------------------------------
import javax.accessibility.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.println(AccessibleRole.LABEL.toDisplayString(Locale.US));
   }
}
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The above example produces the following output under different default locales:

---------------------- output ----------------
--> java -version
java version "1.4.0-rc"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-rc-b86)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-rc-b86, mixed mode)

--> java -Duser.language=it Test
etichetta

--> java -Duser.language=fr Test
?tiquette

--> java -Duser.language=es Test
etiqueta

--> java -Duser.language=de Test
Beschriftung

--> java -Duser.language=us Test
label
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If one replaces the locale in the example code with Locale.FRENCH (or something
else) then the output will be always the same as long as default locale is not
changed.

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