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| IXLanguageReader |
| Inherits From: | IXAttributeReader : Object | |
| Declared In: | indexing/IXLanguageReader.h |
| Class Description |
| The IXLanguageReader class is used to locate and load language-specific IXAttributeReaders supplied by NeXT. These readers are shipped in /NextLibrary/Readers, and are named for their target languages; for example, English.reader. If an Indexing Kit object needs a reader, it uses this class to get a reader for the user's preferred language (as set in the Preferences application). Your code can use this class to obtain a reader for a specific language.
IXLanguageReader is also used as an abstract superclass for language-specific readers. Subclasses of IXLanguageReader that perform language-specific processing can be dynamically loaded from a reader file. If you plan to create a loadable reader for a language not supported by NeXT, it should be a subclass of IXLanguageReader; contact NeXT Technical Support for further instructions on doing this. If you plan to create a reader for something other than a natural language, create a subclass of IXAttributeReader. |
| Instance Variables |
| None declared in this class. |
| Method Types |
| Getting language information | + installedLanguages |
| + classForLanguage: |
| Getting objects associated with languages |
| + readerForLanguage: |
| + domainForLanguage: |
| Getting the target language | + targetLanguage |
| targetLanguage |
| Disabling dynamic loading | + disableLoading |
| Class Methods |
| classForLanguage: |
| + (Class)classForLanguage:(const char *)aLanguage |
| Returns the subclass of IXLanguageReader whose instances read text in aLanguage. Only those readers found in /NextLibrary/Readers are considered. |
| disableLoading |
| + disableLoading |
| Disables dynamic loading of IXLanguageReader subclasses for the application. |
| domainForLanguage: |
| + domainForLanguage:(const char *)aLanguage |
| Returns an IXWeightingDomain specific to aLanguage, or nil if one can't be found. Only those readers found in /NextLibrary/Readers are considered. If aLanguage is "Default" the user's default language (as chosen by the user with the Preferences application) is used. |
| installedLanguages |
| + (char *)installedLanguages |
| Returns a string containing a newline-separated list of the languages for which readers are available. The sender of this message is responsible for freeing the string. Only the languages for readers found in /NextLibrary/Readers are returned. |
| readerForLanguage: |
| + readerForLanguage:(const char *)aLanguage |
| Returns an IXLanguageReader which reads text in aLanguage. If a reader specific to aLanguage can't be found, returns a reader for English, or a generic IXAttributeReader if the English reader is unavailable. If aLanguage is "Default" the user's default language (as chosen by the user with the Preferences application) is used. |
| targetLanguage |
| + (NXAtom)targetLanguage |
| Returns the name of the language that the receiving IXLanguageReader subclass reads, or NULL if the receiving class is IXLanguageReader.
See also: |
| Instance Methods |
| targetLanguage |
| (NXAtom)targetLanguage |
| Returns the name of the language that the IXLanguageReader reads.
See also: + targetLanguage |