LocalizationUtils.java

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package org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime;

/**
 * Helper methods related to string localization.
 * 
 * @since org.eclipse.equinox.common 3.3
 */
public class LocalizationUtils {
	/**
	 * This method can be used in the absence of NLS class. The method tries to
	 * use the NLS-based translation routine. If it falls, the method returns
	 * the original non-translated key.
	 * 
	 * @param key
	 *            case-sensitive name of the filed in the translation file
	 *            representing the string to be translated
	 * @return The localized message or the non-translated key
	 */
	static public String safeLocalize(String key) {
		// try {
		//			Class messageClass = Class.forName("org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.CommonMessages"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		// if (messageClass == null)
		// return key;
		// Field field = messageClass.getDeclaredField(key);
		// if (field == null)
		// return key;
		// Object value = field.get(null);
		// if (value instanceof String)
		// return (String) value;
		// } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
		// // eat exception and fall through
		// } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
		// // eat exception and fall through
		// } catch (SecurityException e) {
		// // eat exception and fall through
		// } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
		// // eat exception and fall through
		// } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
		// // eat exception and fall through
		// } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
		// // eat exception and fall through
		// }
		// return key;
		return "Localization util hacked.";
	}
}