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You need to list your messages.properties file in your config.xml file in "messages" elements. |
Prefixing with your module's id
Typically they keys you define in a module's messages.properties file should start with your module's id, and any keys that do not start with your module's id will have it prepended.
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openmrs.property.ALLOW_KEYS_OUTSIDE_OF_MODULE_NAMESPACE = true mymodule.title = My Module's Title # explicitly inside mymodule namespace othermodule.othercode = Some Other Value # defines a code in another module's namespace |
Example
The main english file should be named messages.properties. Each other language will be messages_fr.properties (for frenchFrench)
Example:
messages.properties:
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Now in your jsp files you can use <spring:message code="mymodule.doSomething"/> and it will be translated when the user chooses to use the French locale.
What if I don't know another language?
Most developers only know a single language. It is acceptable to only fill out the english messages.properties file and wait for another language speaker to help you out.