Direction of middle eastern languages in properties file

Question

Hi,
I am hoping someone can point me to an authoritative source or document specifying which direction the Hebrew / Arabic / Farsi text should be entered in java properties files. That is, does it follow the natural direction of the script (right-to-left) or does it follow the direction of key (left-to-right)? I have tried searching without much luck.
For example:
sample.properties
# english properties file
sample.text=hellosample_he.properties (for the purposes of demonstration I am using english characters, in reality this would be the Hebrew and escaped)
# hebrew properties file using the natural direction (right-to-left)
sample.text=molahsOR is it
# hebrew properties file using the english direction (left-to-right)
sample.text=shalomthanks in advance,
Ben

Answer 1

Why don't you just do a test? It's a simple matter of applying a few Arabic strings to a properties file and checking how it looks in the UI.
Or try thinking about it for a couple of seconds - how would a translator (anybody creating the bidi localized versions) create the left-to-right version you describe?
Anyway, the answer is that bidi text in properties files is entered and stored the way bidi text is entered and stored in any other normal text file.