International Business Machines Corporation

Dae-Suk Chung

David B Kumhyr

Keiichi Yamamoto

Kin Hung Yu

Gregory P Davis

A method, computer program product and data processing system for identifying non-externalized strings that are not hard-coded. In one embodiment, a method comprises the step of scanning a code, e.g., Java, line by line until a pair of string delimiters is identified. Once a pair of string delimiters is identified, the method further comprises the step of determining whether the string within the pair of string delimiters identified is a path name to a resource file, e.g., resource bundle. If the string is a path name to the resource file, then the string is a non-externalized string that is not hard-coded. If the string is not a path name to the resource file, then the string may be identified as a possible hard-coded string.

Identifying non-externalized text strings that are not hard-coded

A method, computer program product and data processing system for identifying and modifying the format of keys in a resource file source code and in the associated a program code. In one embodiment of the present invention, a program reads a resource file source code for keys written in a non-standard format. Upon detecting one or more keys written in a non-standard format in the resource file source code, the program modifies the format of those one or more keys so that they are written in a standard format. The program may then read the associated program code for any text that matches the written format of the one or more keys written in the non-standard format. Upon detecting any text that matches the written format of the one or more keys written in the non-standard format, the program replaces any matched text with the updated written format, i.e. standard format, of the one or more keys whose format was modified. In another embodiment of the present invention, a report may be generated which indicates the modifications of the format of the one or more keys in the resource file source code and in the associated program code. In another embodiment of the present invention, the user of the program may be provided an option as to whether or not to save the modifications of the format of the one or more keys in the resource file source code and in the associated program code.

Pre-processing code to identify and modify format of keys

A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for presenting a menu and a plurality of items associated with the menu. Displayed items are presented within the menu. The displayed items are part of the plurality of items associated with the menu. A graphical indicator is displayed in association with the menu. Items are displayed within the menu to show undisplayed items within the plurality of items in response to a selected user input to a pointing device.

Method and data processing system for presenting items in a menu

A method, computer program product and system for estimating the number of internationalization faults, e.g., errors, warnings, in a software program. The number of internationalization faults may be estimated by scanning a subset of the total lines of code in a software program. A first factor may be calculated based on a count and the number of faults identified in the lines of code scanned. A second factor may be calculated based on the number of faults remaining after subtracting the number of faults identified in error from the number of faults identified in the lines of code scanned as well as the number of faults identified in the lines of code scanned. An estimate of the number of faults in the entire software program may be calculated based on the first and second factor and the count of the total number of lines of code in the software program.

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Dae-Suk Chung