MessageDeclensionValueFormatter

For languages that have irregular declension, a declension-provider is needed to find the declined form of a word.

Format:

{ PARAMETER_NUMBER, decl-DECLENSION_FORM, {DEFAULT_VALUE} }

• PARAMETER_NUMBER

• Number of the parameter which value is matched against the values of the select list

• DECLENSION_FORM

• Name of the declension form. The value of the parameter should be transformed to this declension form.

• DEFAULT_VALUE

• Optional default value, if the attribute is null

A general declension-provider may be based on large directories. But this is an extensive task. Therefor the default implementation will use the attributes of the LocalizedString (#43).

Example:

• HIGH_RISK_OF

• en: The risk of a {0} is high.

• de: Das Risiko eines {0, declension-genitive, {{0}s} } ist groß.

• HIGH_RISK_OF( STORM )

• en: The risk of a storm is high.

• de: Das Risiko eines Sturms ist groß.

• HIGH_RISK_OF( SPARK )

• en: The risk of a spark is high.

• de: Das Risiko eines Funkens ist groß.

These subjects-strings should be defined in a separate MessageBundle where also the declension-form attribute is defined. The value of "DECLENSION_FORM" is the name of the attribute that is looked up.

For files storing the attribute, the name of the attribute is appended as extension after the locale tag via “-x-attr-declension-NAME“

subjects_en.properties

spark=spark
storm=storm

No declension for English.

subjects_de.properties

spark=Funke
storm=Sturm

subjects_de_-x-attr-decl-genitive.properties

spark=Funkens

(“Sturm” has regular declension and doesn’t need a declension entry.)