Name: rmT116609 Date: 01/03/2001


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)

if you try to load {"text2", "Got Parent"} from the parent class
you'll get "MissingResourceException".
This worked fine in JDK1.2.2!

//GetRB.java
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.util.Locale;

public class GetRB {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
        ResourceBundle myResource = ResourceBundle.getBundle("RBBase_en", new Locale("",""));
        System.out.println(myResource.getString("text2"));
    }
}
//RBBase.java
public class RBBase extends java.util.ListResourceBundle{
   public Object[][] getContents() {
return contents;
    }
    static final Object[][] contents = {
{"text2", "Got Parent"},
    };
}
//RBBase_en.java
public class RBBase_en extends RBBase{
    public RBBase_en(){
super();
setParent(new RBBase());
    }
    public Object[][] getContents() {
return contents;
    }
    static final Object[][] contents = { {"text1", "Got child"},};
}
in JDK1.3:
D:\tmp>D:\jdk1.3\bin\java GetRB
Exception in thread "main" java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find resour
ce for bundle RBBase_en, key text2
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getObject(ResourceBundle.java:382)
        at java.util.ResourceBundle.getString(ResourceBundle.java:354)
        at GetRB.main(GetRB.java:8)

in JDK1.2.2:
D:\tmp>D:\jdk1.2.2\bin\java GetRB
Got Parent
(Review ID: 114491)
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