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ResourceBundle not found

Hi experts,

I have a java program and two .properties files which are myResource.properties and myResource_ms_MY.properties. All there three files are in c:\myprogram folder.

The java program

import java.util.*;

public class ResourceBundleResearch
{
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
            Locale locale1, locale2;
            ResourceBundle resourceBundle;

            locale1 = Locale.getDefault();

            locale2 = new Locale("ms", "MY");

            resourceBundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("myResource", locale2);
            System.out.println(resourceBundle.getString("Cancel"));

      }
}

myResources.properties

Cancel=CancelDetails
Enter=EnterDetails
Delete=DeleteDetails

myResources_ms_MY.properties

Cancel=Batal
Enter=Masuk
Delete=Padam

I have set the classpath to C:\myprogram

When i run the java program, i get

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: ResourceBundle

How can i rectify it? Thanks

zzynx

ResourceBundle is part of the java sdk. Apparently that can't be found.
Have a thorough read of http://mindprod.com/jgloss/classpath.html

grim_toaster

Which JDK are you using? ResourceBundle has been around since JDK 1.1, do you have an older JDK installed that it's using? To find out, at the command prompt do:

java -version

If you have an old one (possibly installed by windows), ensure that a newly downloaded versions location is first in the path.

ricjava

ASKER

i'm using jdk1.4

expertmb

there is no locale called "ms"

ricjava

ASKER

zzynx - I don't have to do any with my classpath, isn't it? Since ResourceBundle is part of java API.......

Anyone can copy and paste my codes to run?

ricjava

ASKER

i thought "ms" is valid ISO lang code for malay and "MY" is valid iso code for Malaysia...........i'll check..

zzynx

>>ResourceBundle is part of java API
Indeed. But apparently the java API classes can't be found.
And that has to do with your class path, yes.

ricjava

ASKER

expertmb - yes "ms" is a valid ISO language code in http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/related/iso639.txt

zzynx - remember that day i run the Properties class and that can be found. If properties can be found then why not ResourceBundle. They are from java api.

ricjava

ASKER

I thought classpath is set if we import any java classes that are not part of Java API.

expertmb

this what i got when i ran your example

Exception in thread "main" java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle
for base name myResource, locale ms_MY
at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceException(ResourceBundle
.java:837)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(ResourceBundle.java:806)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(ResourceBundle.java:577)
at ResourceBundleResearch.main(ResourceBundleResearch.java:14)

zzynx

>>I thought classpath is set
the class path is never set automatically.
>>remember that day i run the Properties class and that can be found.
Did you also run it
- the same way
- in c:\myprogram ?

expertmb

>>When i run the java program, i get

ricjava

ASKER

zzynx - i was able to run Properties class that day without having any CLASSPATH created as env var in my computer.

Did you also run it
- the same way
- in c:\myprogram ?
absolutely.....

zzynx

How do you run it?

ricjava

ASKER

i just run from C

C:\myprogram\java ResourceBundle

ricjava

ASKER

hope this time my problem won't be a tougher exam question for students :)

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zzynx

>>just run from C
>>C:\myprogram\java ResourceBundle

I hope you meant

C:\myprogram\java ResourceBundleResource // Your class is called ResourceBundleRESOURCE !!!!

Then try
C:\myprogram\java -classpath . ResourceBundleResource

zzynx

I think that's your problem

Don't start it as

C:\myprogram\java ResourceBundle

but as

C:\myprogram\java ResourceBundleResource

ricjava

ASKER

sorry.........i didn't start with

c:\myprogram\java ResourceBundle

but

c:\myprogram\java ResourceBundleResearch

zzynx

Did you already try

C:\myprogram\java -classpath . ResourceBundleResource

?

ricjava

ASKER

Thanks:)

zzynx

Thanks for accepting.

You see, the first link wasn't that bad ;°)
I quote:

7. To run a HelloWorld.class app, in the default package in C:\MyDir, use
CD \MyDir
java.exe -classpath . HelloWorld

Btw, next time make sure you accept the right comment (ResourceBundleResource instead of ResourceBunde)

ricjava

ASKER

zzyn,

oh yes....should be your second last comment:)