Resourcebundle can not be found!

I am trying to use a resource bundle in my project. It is in a package in my classes folder.

I am trying to load it like this in my JSP page:
<f:loadBundle basename="com.zappware.publisher.web.Messages" var="Message" />

But the following error occurs:
ERROR [LoadBundleTag] Resource bundle 'com.zappware.publisher.web.Messages' could not be found.

The .properties file is in the war file in the WEB-INF/classes/... folder.

I have tried writing my own servlet that loads the resource bundle at that location and that works. Does anybody have a clue why JSF can not locate the resource bundle?

Make sure your properties files is located in the following location and that everything is correct spelling and case.

WEB-INF/classes/com/zappware/publisher/web/Messages.properties

I'm no JSF expert, but for me to get it to work in Struts, I have to associate this *.properties file in the struts-config.xml. So, I believe you neeed to associate your properties file with JSF either in JSF's configuration file (if any), in order for it to keep it up.

It is in that location. If I load it using my own servlet I can read it perfectly at that location.

I am using JBOSS4.0.3RC1 which now has integrated support for JSF (using apache implementation) can it be possible that it is a classloading issue. Maybe because the JSF classes are at a different location they can not find my resource bundle?

As Mike pointed out, do you have your resource bundle defined in your faces-config?

I don't have to declare resource bundles in the faces-config file. Using RI though.

I have some reference to it. It does not help me (I can leave it out and I still get the same problem).

<faces-config>
<application>
<message-bundle>com.zappware.publisher.web.Messages</message-bundle>
</application>
<navigation-rule>
....

I'm currently trying to find out what this means exactly. I don't really see the point of doing this without being able to map it to something.

I fixed it.

It was a classloading issue. I now included the apache jsf implementation jar file in my WAR file (the same version that is supplied with jboss) and it works.

Things like this make me want to become a gardener.
[ August 30, 2005: Message edited by: Manuel Moons ]

can u please tel the specific name of the jar..