Re: [cinjug-users] properties file in WAR

["Herbers, Joe" <joe.herbers@xxxxxxx>]

Sorry I'm slow following up to these helpful responses to my question.  I just got around to testing this out.  It only worked when I put the file (messages.properties) in the WAR's root dir.  It couldn't locate it if I put it in WEB-INF/classes or WEB-INF/lib.  This was using an exploded WAR in JBoss' deploy dir.

So I can just put it in the root when I make a WAR file.  But I'm curious how this is supposed to work.  James mentioned reading the docs - any recommendations for docs on how WAR files can be put together?

Thanks, Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: James Carman [mailto:james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 12:52 PM
To: Timothy Dennison; CinJUG (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [cinjug-users] properties file in WAR

You can put it in the WEB-INF/classes directory as Tim has suggested, or it
can be in the top-level of any of the jars in the WEB-INF/lib directory and
it will also be found.  If you're using Tomcat.  Try doing a
System.out.println() on one of your classes' ClassLoader object.  It will
give you a rundown of all of the places where it will look for resources.
It's VERY helpful when trying to figure out where things are loaded from and
in what order.  The docs help too. :-)  I would suggest using the
WEB-INF/classes directory, though.  That's the absolute first place it will
look.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Dennison" <denti07@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "CinJUG (E-mail)" <users@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: [cinjug-users] properties file in WAR

> You should be able to put the file in WEB-INF/classes
> as this location will always be on the classpath.
> tim
>
> --- "Herbers, Joe" <joe.herbers@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm trying to create a WAR file to deploy an app.
> > One class references a resource file called
> > message.properties via the following code.  Where in
> > the WAR should/can I put the properties file?  In
> > the root?  I think it needs to be in the classpath,
> > so I do I need to put a CLASSPATH statement in
> > Manifest.mf or can I put it somewhere that will
> > automatically be in the classpath?  Thanks.
> >
> >             bundle =
> > ResourceBundle.getBundle("Message",userLocale);
> >