Name: gm110360 Date: 09/29/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standart Edition (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Up to version 1.4.2, it was possible to reference a Resource class file with a path containing "/" as deliminator:

ResourceBundle.getBundle("com/test/TestResource");
In Java 5 however, this is no longer possible, the resource is not found. The "/" character has to be replaced with "." in order to make it work.

Although the old behavior cannot be restored, atleast the api documentation for ResourceBundle should be updated to contain more information about the expected format of paths.

URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/ResourceBundle.html

ResourceBundle res = ResourceBundle.getBundle("com/test/resources/Resource", new Locale("de", "CH"));

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
a resource bundle instance should be returnet
ACTUAL -
a MissingResource Exception is thrown

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
replace the "/" characters with "." for resource classes
(Incident Review ID: 311719)
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