API published in: S60 2nd Ed
Link against: commonengine.lib
Required Capabilities
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#include <stringloader.h>
String Loader API provides an interface to load and format resource strings that may contain parameter(s) (%U for text or or %N for numerical). Resource strings are usually defined in an RSS file.
The API consists of the StringLoader class. All methods are static, so there is no need to explicitly allocate memory for the interface class. The implementation needs a CCoeEnv instance to access for example the resource files.
Usage:
Applications load and format resource strings from normal resources with static methods of the StringLoader class. The loading is done with the LoadL and LoadLC methods and with the Load method in situations where memory allocation from the heap is not possible. Formatting is done automatically after loading in the LoadL and LoadLC methods, but it can also be done separately with the Format method in situations where memory allocation from the heap is not possible. For reading the resource strings with the Load, LoadL and LoadLC methods, the user should provide a pointer to CCoeEnv for efficiency reasons. If the pointer is not provided, the implementation uses the CCoeEnv::Static method internally to get it.
Different size displays can handle different length strings. To take full advantage of this fact, StringLoader supports resource strings with multiple options for string separated by 0x0001 character. Each such string can contain same or different sub string keys (%U and %N). StringLoader returns all strings, it is responsibility of the caller to parse the result and choose the proper string to display.
Setting the maximum sub string length may be done in the text resources. Sub string maximum lengths can be localized separately for every language. The maximum sub string length is of the format: %U[NN] where NN is a number [01..99]. Please note that NN must always consist of two characters, i.e. if the sub string maximum length is eight characters, the value to be used is 08, not plain 8. If the number of characters exceeds the maximum length, the sub string is cut to fit and the last character is replaced with an ellipsis character.
The following examples describe the usage of the String Loader API.
Usage when one TInt is added:
// In .loc -file // #define text_example "You have %N undone tasks." // In .rss -file // RESOURCE TBUF r_text_example { buf = text_example; } // (In the .cpp -file) #include <stringloader.h> // Get CCoeEnv instance CEikonEnv* iEikonEnv = CEikonEnv::Static(); TInt number( 324 ); // Method reads a resource string with memory allocation // and replaces all %N-strings in it with a replacement TInt. // The heap descriptor must be destroyed when it is no longer needed. // iEikonEnv is needed for loading the resource string. HBufC* stringholder = StringLoader::LoadL( R_TEXT_EXAMPLE, number, iEikonEnv ); // The 'number' is added to the resource string. The result is // that stringholder points to a heap descriptor containing string: // "You have 324 undone tasks." // Delete the heap descriptor delete stringholder;
Usage when several strings are added:
Index can be included to parameters. Several parameters can have same index, if same replacement is needed multiple times.
// In .loc -file // #define text_example "I'm %2U%1U %3U%0U fine." // In .rss -file // RESOURCE TBUF r_text_example { buf = text_example; } // In the .cpp -file #include <stringloader.h> // Get CCoeEnv instance CEikonEnv* iEikonEnv = CEikonEnv::Static(); CDesCArrayFlat* strings = new CDesCArrayFlat( 4 ); CleanupStack::PushL( strings ); strings->AppendL( _L("orking") ); //First string strings->AppendL( _L("ll") ); //Second string strings->AppendL( _L("sti") ); //Third string strings->AppendL( _L("w") ); //Fourth string // Method reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces // the %(index)U strings in it with replacement strings from an array. // The heap descriptor must be destroyed when it is no longer needed. // iEikonEnv is needed for loading the resource string. HBufC* stringholder = StringLoader::LoadL( R_TEXT_EXAMPLE, *strings, iEikonEnv ); // Four strings are added to the resource string. The result is // that stringholder points to a heap descriptor containing string: // "I'm still working fine." // Pop and delete strings array CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(); // Delete the heap descriptor delete stringholder;
Usage with scalable UI support:
// In .loc -file // #define TEXT_EXAMPLE "You have missed %N messages from %U."<0x0001>"Missed %N msgs from %U."<0x0001>"Missed %N msgs." // In .rss -file // RESOURCE TBUF R_TEXT_EXAMPLE { buf = TEXT_EXAMPLE; } // In the .cpp -file #include <stringloader.h> // Get CCoeEnv instance CEikonEnv* iEikonEnv = CEikonEnv::Static(); TInt number( 12 ); _LIT(name, "John Doe"); // Method reads a resource string with memory allocation, // replaces all %N strings in it with a replacement TInt and // all %U strings in it with a replacement string. // The heap descriptor must be destroyed when it is no longer needed. // iEikonEnv is needed for loading the resource string. HBufC* stringholder = StringLoader::LoadL( R_TEXT_EXAMPLE, name, number, iEikonEnv ); // The number and name are added to the resource string. The result is // that stringholder points to a heap descriptor containing string: // "You have missed 12 messages from John Doe.\001Missed 12 msgs from John // Doe.\001Missed 12 msgs." // Delete the heap descriptor delete stringholder;
Error handling:
The leave mechanism of the Symbian OS environment is used to handle memory exhaustion. The panic mechanism is used to handle programming errors while debugging. RStringLoader panics for seven different reasons. The panic category is named STRINGLOADER. The panic codes are:
Static Public Member Functions |
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static IMPORT_C void | Load (TDes &aDest, TInt aResourceId, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
Load( TDes&, TInt ) reads a resource string without memory allocation. |
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static IMPORT_C void | Format (TDes &aDest, const TDesC &aSource, TInt aPosition, const TDesC &aSubs) |
Format( TDes&, TDesC&, TInt, TInt ) formats a resource string without memory allocation. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadL (TInt aResourceId, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadL( TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadL (TInt aResourceId, TInt aInt, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadL( TInt, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces all %N strings in it with a replacement TInt.
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadL (TInt aResourceId, const TDesC &aString, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadL( TInt, const TDesC& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces all %U-strings in it with a replacement
string. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadL (TInt aResourceId, const TDesC &aString, TInt aInt, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadL( TInt, const TDesC&, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %N-strings in it with a replacement
TInt and all %U-strings in it with a replacement string. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadL (TInt aResourceId, const CArrayFix< TInt > &aInts, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadL( TInt, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces the %(index)N-strings in
it with replacement TInts from an array. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadL (TInt aResourceId, const MDesCArray &aStrings, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadL( TInt, const MDesCArray& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces the %(index)U-strings in it with
replacement strings from an array. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadL (TInt aResourceId, const MDesCArray &aStrings, const CArrayFix< TInt > &aInts, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadL( TInt, const MDesCArray&, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces the %(index)U-strings
in it with replacement strings from an array and the %(index)N-strings in it with replacement TInts from another array. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadLC (TInt aResourceId, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadLC( TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadLC (TInt aResourceId, TInt aInt, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadLC( TInt, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %N-strings in it with a replacement TInt
and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadLC (TInt aResourceId, const TDesC &aString, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadLC( TInt, const TDesC& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %U-strings in it with a replacement
string and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadLC (TInt aResourceId, const TDesC &aString, TInt aInt, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadLC( TInt, const TDesC&, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %N-strings in it with a replacement
TInt and the first %U-strings in it with a replacement string and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadLC (TInt aResourceId, const CArrayFix< TInt > &aInts, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadLC( TInt, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces the %(index)N-strings in it
with replacement TInts from an array and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadLC (TInt aResourceId, const MDesCArray &aStrings, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadLC( TInt, const MDesCArray& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces the %(index)U-strings in it with
replacement strings from an array and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. |
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static IMPORT_C HBufC * | LoadLC (TInt aResourceId, const MDesCArray &aStrings, const CArrayFix< TInt > &aInts, CCoeEnv *aLoaderEnv=NULL) |
LoadLC( TInt, const MDesCArray&, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces the %(index)U-strings
in it with replacement strings from an array and the %(index)N-strings in it with replacement TInts from another array and
pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. |
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Format( TDes&, TDesC&, TInt, TInt ) formats a resource string without memory allocation. The formatted string is stored in the destination TDes&. Because this method doesn't allocate memory the destination descriptor must be long enough. In aPosition -1 means that there is no index in the key string and all %N-strings in the original string are replaced with aSubs. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
// Load example string "%0N %1N" defined in rss- and loc-files. // %0N stands for area code and %1N for phone number. HBufC* telFormat = StringLoader::LoadLC( R_TEL_FORMAT, iEikonEnv ); // The replacing number. TInt areaCode(123); StringLoader::Format( destBuf, telFormat, 0, // %0N stands for area code areaCode ); // After returning destBuf contains string "123 %1N". */ IMPORT_C static void Format( TDes& aDest, const TDesC& aSource, TInt aPosition, TInt aSubs ); |
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Load( TDes&, TInt ) reads a resource string without memory allocation. The loaded string is stored in the destination TDes&. Because this method doesn't allocate memory the destination descriptor must be long enough.
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LoadL( TInt, const MDesCArray&, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces the %(index)U-strings in it with replacement strings from an array and the %(index)N-strings in it with replacement TInts from another array. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadL( TInt, const MDesCArray& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces the %(index)U-strings in it with replacement strings from an array. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadL( TInt, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces the %(index)N-strings in it with replacement TInts from an array. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadL( TInt, const TDesC&, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %N-strings in it with a replacement TInt and all %U-strings in it with a replacement string. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadL( TInt, const TDesC& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces all %U-strings in it with a replacement string. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadL( TInt, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and replaces all %N strings in it with a replacement TInt. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadL( TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation.
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LoadLC( TInt, const MDesCArray&, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces the %(index)U-strings in it with replacement strings from an array and the %(index)N-strings in it with replacement TInts from another array and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadLC( TInt, const MDesCArray& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces the %(index)U-strings in it with replacement strings from an array and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadLC( TInt, const CArrayFix<TInt>& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces the %(index)N-strings in it with replacement TInts from an array and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadLC( TInt, const TDesC&, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %N-strings in it with a replacement TInt and the first %U-strings in it with a replacement string and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadLC( TInt, const TDesC& ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %U-strings in it with a replacement string and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadLC( TInt, TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation, replaces all %N-strings in it with a replacement TInt and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack. In debug builds the Symbian OS panic mechanism is used to notify programming errors.
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LoadLC( TInt ) reads a resource string with memory allocation and pushes the string onto the cleanup stack.
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