internationalization

hello all,
I am working on the internationalization of a big project.
can anybody tell me where should I put the .properties files so that the program can find them and what should I name them exactly.

Iam receiving the following exception:
java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name MessagesBundle, locale fr_MOR

thanks alot for your help.

The files should be in the classpath. I think that the error message states that a file called "MessagesBundle_fr_MOR.properties" is missing. It's unusual to have a three-letter country designation like "MOR"; usually that should only be two letters.

Originally posted by Ulf Dittmer:
The files should be in the classpath. I think that the error message states that a file called "MessagesBundle_fr_MOR.properties" is missing.

Either that, or

MessagesBundle_fr.properties

or

MessagesBundle.properties

If I remember correctly, you can even have all three, and a key will be searched in all of them, from most specific to more general.

Guessing that aymane chetibi meant "Morocco" ("Maroc" in French), the country designation is "ma". So the locale would be "fr_MA". But I find it a little surprising that the ResourceBundle code itself is looking for "fr_MOR"; perhaps the underlying code has a locale constructed in the same way.

yes I meant Morocco.
I changed it before I saw your message to fr_MR and still got the same error.
java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name MessagesBundle, locale fr_MR

do I have to have three files ? I want to have 2 languages, english and french. and do I have to have the country designation of can I have just MessagesBundle_fr.properties?

Also, how can I check if they are in the class path ?

thanks alot

I got it fixed. it was a class path issue.
now when the key contains a space it doesnt work.
does anybody knows why ?

for example: "user password" cannot be found as a key.

thanks alot

Keys can not contain spaces - use a dot or hyphen instead.