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Localize JavaFX applications with resource bundles, locale-aware formatting, and runtime language switching.
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| name | javafx-localization-runtime-language |
| description | Localize JavaFX applications with resource bundles, locale-aware formatting, and runtime language switching. |
| triggers | ["javafx localization","runtime language switch javafx","resourcebundle javafx","javafx i18n"] |
| compatibility | {"java":"17+","javafx":"21+"} |
| category | ui-core |
| tags | ["localization","i18n","resourcebundle","locale","translation"] |
| metadata | {"scope":"repository","maturity":"starter"} |
| allowed-tools | ["view","rg","apply_patch"] |
Use this skill when the UI must support multiple locales, runtime language switching, or locale-sensitive formatting. Libraries such as Language Manager show that dynamic switching is a meaningful JavaFX use case beyond startup-only resource bundles.
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
public class LocalizedView extends VBox {
private final ObjectProperty<Locale> locale = new SimpleObjectProperty<>(Locale.ENGLISH);
public LocalizedView() {
var label = new Label();
var switchButton = new Button();
label.textProperty().bind(Bindings.createStringBinding(
() -> bundle().getString("greeting"),
locale
));
switchButton.textProperty().bind(Bindings.createStringBinding(
() -> bundle().getString("switchLanguage"),
locale
));
switchButton.setOnAction(event -> locale.set(
locale.get().equals(Locale.ENGLISH) ? Locale.GERMAN : Locale.ENGLISH
));
getChildren().addAll(label, switchButton);
}
private ResourceBundle bundle() {
return ResourceBundle.getBundle("i18n.messages", locale.get());
}
}