Properties file path

[fatcodeguy]

Hi,

I have jsp pages, running in Tomcat in the folder tomcat_root\webapps\ROOT\dev_folder\proj_folder, that uses property files to populate text and labels (so i can go between french and english).

When I access the page, i get a "java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name home, locale en" error.

But the property file is there. Is there a specifc place i should put the file? Can I set a property file location?

Here's my jsp scriptlet:

<%
    //vars
    PropertyResourceBundle labels;
    Locale currentLocale;
    
    //get the locale from the session
    //currentLocale=(Locale)session.getAttribute("locale"); 
    currentLocale=Locale.ENGLISH; 
           
    //open the property files and get the tags.
    labels=(PropertyResourceBundle)PropertyResourceBundle.getBundle("home",currentLocale);
        
    //set the label bundle as session attribute
    session.setAttribute("labels",labels);
%>

<h3><% out.println(labels.getString("home.title.text.t1")); %></h3>

 

[byam]

Properies files for resource bundle should be placed in your class path. In your case:

tomcat_root\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes\home_en.properties
tomcat_root\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes\home_fr.properties

Resourse file are teated just like class files.

For example: if your put your properties files in:
tomcat_root\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes\mypackage\home_en.properties

then you get the bundle by:

PropertyResourceBundle.getBundle("mypackage.home",currentLocale);

 

[fatcodeguy]

Great! Thanks!