Internationalization (i18n) and Localization (L10n)

Internationalization (i18n) and Localization (L10n) are two important features that should be provided in the web application's world to make it accessible globally.

With Internationalization, we are emphasizing that the web application should support multiple languages, and with Localization, we are stating that the text, date, or other fields should be presented in a form specific to a region.


Note

PrimeFaces only provides English translations. Translations for other languages should be provided explicitly. In the following sections, you will find details on how to achieve this.

Getting ready

For internationalization, first we need to specify the resource bundle definition under the application ...

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