How to get resource package file from directory in java?

Question

I have code to internationalize an application. I need to download the package file, return twice from the workstation and download it.

My code

bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("../../resources/basic",new Locale("fr", "CA"));
lblUsername.setText(bundle.getString("username"));
lblPassword.setText(bundle.getString("password"));
btnLogin.setText(bundle.getString("login"));

I got the following error.

java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name ../../resources/basic, locale fr_CA
at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceException(Unknown Source)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(Unknown Source)
at com.daycare.ui.user.Login$4.itemStateChanged(Login.java:248)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.fireItemStateChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.selectedItemChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.contentsChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractListModel.fireContentsChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel.setSelectedItem(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.setSelectedItem(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.setSelectedIndex(Unknown Source)
at com.daycare.ui.user.Login.<init>(Login.java:372)
at com.daycare.ui.user.Login$1.run(Login.java:104)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

How can I indicate the correct path to the budle file?

Thank Advance

Answer 1

As far as I remember, the class Bundlewill search by default for the current ClassLoaderone to find your resource. If you want to see the file in the file system, use instead:

File file = new File("the path of the folder containing the bundles");
URL[] urls = new URL[]{file.toURI().toURL()};
ClassLoader loader = new URLClassLoader(urls);
ResourceBundle rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle("the bundle name", your_locale, loader);

Answer 2

ResourceBundle.getBundle("../../resources/basic",new Locale("fr", "CA")); 

change the first argument to the fully qualified class name and verify that basic_fr_CA.properties exists.

for example if your file is in

/resource/basic_fr_CA.properties location, 

Java

ResourceBundle.getBundle("resources.basic",new Locale("fr", "CA"));