howto: access xyz.properties items

neandr

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Nov 12, 2006, 11:18:03 AM11/12/06

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Sorry,
think this is (very) trivial
... but please help a starter in this world ;).

Have this problem:: I'm starting a function from a menuitem with
oncommand="myfunction();" and should access within that one the
xyz.properties eg. 'stringofinterest'.

For that I have defined within the same XUL :

The myFunction.js-file holds this:

const g_extraBundle = document.getElementById("extraBundle");

function myfunction(); {

var XXXX = g_extraBundle.getString('stringofinterest')

.... etc }

This generates the folowing error:
Fehler: g_extraBundle has no properties
Quelldatei: chrome://xyz/content/myFunction.js
Zeile: 71 {[the line with var XXXX=]}

Please help!

Axel Hecht

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Nov 13, 2006, 1:56:06 PM11/13/06

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The script is executed before the document is loaded and thus the
getElementById fails. You want to set that in the onload handler of the
document.

Axel

gNeandr

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Nov 13, 2006, 2:57:55 PM11/13/06

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Am 13.11.2006 19:56 schrieb »Axel Hecht«

Axel, thanks ... but as said with my first posting.

"please help a starter in this world ;)."

In the meantime I tried this one .. but it also fails!

function extraFile () {
var extraService=
components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"].
getService(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService);

var extraServiceBundle =
extraService.createBundle("chrome://xyz/locale/xyz.properties");

var exportLabel = extraServiceBundle.GetStringFromName('exportDef');
// ... etc
}

Fehler: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)
[nsIStringBundle.GetStringFromName]
Quelldatei: chrome://xyz/content/extraFile.js
Zeile: xx ... the line with var exportLabel = ext....

Axel you wrote "You want to set that in the onload handler of the
document."
Just to make my intension clear:
I add some menuitems to the toolbar using a XUL .. that works fine.

After that -- due to the appl-requirement -- I have to change that
menuitem. For this I want to "reaccess" the stringbundle (xyz.properties
file).

Any further advice ? Please
Guenter

Axel Hecht

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Nov 13, 2006, 3:46:50 PM11/13/06

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Post more context. It could be many things right now, from the
xyz.properties file not being registered correctly with the chrome,
syntax errors in that file.

Talking to :bs, stringbundles wait for the load once you get the string,
so I would assume it's one of the above.

You should try to load "chrome://xyz/locale/xyz.properties" directly, by
setting your thunderbird startpage to that and restart (thanks to :bc
for that, too).

Axel

gNeandr

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Nov 13, 2006, 4:28:12 PM11/13/06

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Am 13.11.2006 21:46 schrieb »Axel Hecht«

Axel,
thanks for the moment ... will came back with a more detailed post.
Or would it be possible to send you a private message with code whole
code? So you cold have a better look on what I'm doing?

Guenter

Axel Hecht

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Nov 13, 2006, 11:22:43 PM11/13/06

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I doubt that I'll be able to do some debugging.

Axel