Correct location of language properties bundle files

[Vadim Vararu]

Hi everyone. I'm reading a little bit about resource bundles and i would like to ask where is the correct location of the .properties files?
I tried to put them in the WEB-INF path, but i receive and exception. It works only when i put .properties file somewhere in my class packages.

Is it possible to put them in other places than WEB-INF/class/beginningFromHere ???

[Bear Bibeault]

If they are being loaded by the class loader, the anywhere in the classpath will do.

[Vadim Vararu]

Bear Bibeault wrote:If they are being loaded by the class loader, the anywhere in the classpath will do.

Is a property file when used as a parameter in ResourceBundle.getBundle(path_to_property_file) loaded by classloader?

[Bear Bibeault]

The answer is very evident in the JavaDoc for that class and method.

[Vadim Vararu]

static ResourceBundle getBundle(String baseName)

- Gets a resource bundle using the specified base name, the default locale, and the caller's class loader.

What's so evident. Looking first time at that, i can't understand, can i put "baseName" property file in other place than where classpath is delcared?

[Bear Bibeault]

You asked if the class loader was used. The last part of that sentence makes it evident.