java - Changing locale at runtime in Swing

Question

I would like to be able to change the locale in my Swing application at runtime and have all the text elements on the screen update themselves with localized text from a ResourceBundle of the new locale.

Can this be done without customizing swing components or creating UIDelegates for all components that handle rendering localized text?

If no, then what is a good solution I can consider implementing?

Answer 1

use ResourceBundle.getBundle(BUNDLE_NAME).getString(key); to access the Strings.

when updating the Default Locale e.g. via Locale.setDefault(Locale.GERMAN); clear the Resourcebundle cache: ResourceBundle.clearCache();

the next call of ResourceBundle.getBundle(BUNDLE_NAME).getString(key); should the return the localized String of the chosen Locale.