(rb) ResourceBundle.getString() returns incorrect value

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0_04"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_04-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.5.0_04-b05, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
RedHat EL 4

Linux 2.6.9-5.ELhugemem #1 SMP Wed Jan 5 19:38:36 EST 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux


EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
both server and client mode

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When the value of a property ends with the character '\', ResourceBundle.getString()
will return an incorrect value.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Here is a test program:

import java.util.*;
                                                                                
public class TestRB {
                                                                                
public static void main(String[] args) {
  ResourceBundle rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle("test");
                                                                                
  System.out.println();
  System.out.println(rb.getString("a"));
  System.out.println();
  System.out.println(rb.getString("b"));
}
                                                                                
}


Here is the content of test.properties:
a=ABCDEFGHIJK
                                                                                
b=Network

Running TestRB under JDK 1.4.2 produces the correct output:
$ java -cp . TestRB
 
ABCDEFGHIJK
 
Network


But running under JDK 1.5.0_01 produces incorrect output:
$ java -server -cp . TestRB
 
ABCDEFGHIJK
 
NetworkI

an extra character is returned. In this case there is an extra 'I' at the end.
It looks like 1.5.0 picks that up from the other property, a, that is in the
properties file.


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
ABCDEFGHIJK
 
Network
ACTUAL -
ABCDEFGHIJK
 
NetworkI

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.*;
                                                                                
public class TestRB {
                                                                                
public static void main(String[] args) {
  ResourceBundle rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle("test");
                                                                                
  System.out.println();
  System.out.println(rb.getString("a"));
  System.out.println();
  System.out.println(rb.getString("b"));
}
                                                                                
}

Here is the content of test.properties:
a=ABCDEFGHIJK
                                                                                
b=Network---------- END SOURCE ----------