Quick Tip: Simpliest dictionary
Here is a short extract from a very simple dictionary engine I use on few of my latest projects. Even though it is based on single static method replace() 
, I always search and copy-paste the file from project to project, so I decided to publish it, maybe it can help someone else too …
package
{
public class Dict
{
public static const LINK_IN_CLIPBOARD:String =
"%1\nLink has been copied into the clipboard."
public static const UPDATE_FLASH_PLAYER:String =
"Please update your flashplayer.";
public static const HELLO:String = "%1 %2";
public static function replace(text:String, ... rest):String
{
var i:uint = 1;
for each(var repl:String in rest)
text = text.replace("%" + i++, repl);
return text;
}
}
}
Usage:
trace(Dict.UPDATE_FLASH_PLAYER); trace(Dict.replace(Dict.LINK_IN_CLIPBOARD, "http://somelink")); trace(Dict.replace(Dict.HELLO, "Hello", "World"));
Have a nice one.
Interesting approach. But calling this a “Dictionary” seems a bit misleading, since a Dictionary is often the term used for an Associative Array.
I would call this something like a “TextGenerator” or something…
It seems like this is really close to being useful for localization, but maybe not quite there?
You are right IQpierce, maybe I named it wrong, correct me if I am wrong… this class usualy holds all the texts / messages in my applications, it helps me find and correct texts + it works with code completion + used with mxml binding… I like keeping things simple