How can I translate text inside controller in Spring Framework 3?

Question

I need to send email confirmation, so now I have to localize sent message. I have initialized i18n in spring and now it works perfectly in jsp pages, but how can I use it in my controllers?

Answer 1

If you are using annotated controllers you can autowire the MessageSource and add the locale of the request like this:

@Controller @Scope("request") public class MailController {     @Autowired     private MessageSource messageSource;      @RequestMapping(value = "/mail/send", method = RequestMethod.GET)     public ModelAndView sendEmail(Locale locale)     {         String[] args = { "Mr.", "X" };         // E.g. message.code="Dear {0} {1}"         String mailmessage = messageSource.getMessage("message.code", args, locale);         // Do something         return new ModelAndView();     } }