How to use ResourceBundle

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I'm trying to grasp internalization of java applications as shown here. I can't though. I have created a class that extends `ListResourceBundle` like stated and tried to retrieve the keys. I keep getting an exception though. If you check out the tutorial, it says to use .class files. This can't be right, can it? [PROJECT TREE] [Source code] Here are the two classes I'm using, just one of the MainWindow_xx_XX.java files since they're basically the same. First the ListResourceBundle: ``` public class MainWindow_en_US extends ListResourceBundle { @Override protected Object[][] getContents() { return contents; } private Object[][] contents = { {"fileLabel", "File"}, {"newSessionLabel", "New session..."}, {"openSessionLabel", "Open session..."}, {"saveLabel", "Save"}, {"exitLabel", "Exit"}, {"editLabel", "Edit"}, {"toolsLabel", "Tools"}, {"helpLabel", "Help"} }; } ``` And now the method I use to load it: ``` private static final int DEFAULT_LOCALE = 0; private ResourceBundle bundle; public…

Accepted Answer

You need to use fully qualified base name:

```
bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("pkg.subpkg.resources.MainWindow", locale);
```

How to use ResourceBundle

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