Android localization at runtime

AndroidLocalize .java

  1. Declare spinner control, locale and button objects
  2. Find the spinner control from main.xml and add OnItemSelectedListener class to it
  3. Based on the list item selected, call setLocale method with the Locale value: English – en, Tamil – ta and Hindi – hi.
  4. Change the configuration of device (add locale) for your application
  5. Make sure that you refresh the current activity to reflect the changes made in configuration
package com.prgguru.android;
import java.util.Locale;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener;
public class AndroidLocalize extends Activity {
    Spinner spinnerctrl;
    Button btn;
    Locale myLocale;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        spinnerctrl = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner1);
        spinnerctrl.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
            public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
                    int pos, long id) {
                if (pos == 1) {
                    Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(),
                            "You have selected Tamil", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                            .show();
                    setLocale("ta");
                } else if (pos == 2) {
                    Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(),
                            "You have selected Hindi", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                            .show();
                    setLocale("hi");
                } else if (pos == 3) {
                    Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(),
                            "You have selected English", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                            .show();
                    setLocale("en");
                }
            }
            public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            }
        });
    }
    public void setLocale(String lang) {
        myLocale = new Locale(lang);
        Resources res = getResources();
        DisplayMetrics dm = res.getDisplayMetrics();
        Configuration conf = res.getConfiguration();
        conf.locale = myLocale;
        res.updateConfiguration(conf, dm);
        Intent refresh = new Intent(this, AndroidLocalize.class);
        startActivity(refresh);
    }
}

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