Locale is lost in ResourceBundle

Question

Hi,
I�m having a severe problem with the ResourceBundle. For some reason, the locale object in the ResourceBundle is not identical with the one I pass to it when calling:
// CORRECT LOCALE
logger.debug("BEFORE LOCALE: " + locale.getDisplayLanguage() + "_" + locale.getCountry() + "_" + locale.getVariant());
ResourceBundle rb = null;
try {
     //Get the property file for the current Locale
     rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle("TestBundle", locale);
     // WRONG LOCALE !!
     logger.debug("AFTER LOCALE: " + rb.getLocale().getDisplayLanguage() + "_" + rb.getLocale().getCountry() + "_" + rb.getLocale().getVariant());
} catch (MissingResourceException e) {
     logger.error("Unable to load resource TestBundle");
Before passing the locale object to the ResourceBundle the values are "German_DE_EUR" which is correct, but when I check out the values of the locale object contained in the ResourceBundle I get "English" and nothing else.
The problem here is that this causes me to get the wrong texts! What could be happening here!??
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Michael

Answer 1

You should always implement the default
TestBundle.[class | properties]. Preferably, you would then
implement additional bundles from this base.I also agree with this.
Another question, where are u using this code? In JSP or in servlet class? If JSP, Struts have some tags for i18n. Just use them. It will do the other stuffs. Though I used Struts for learning only, it worked well for me.
Thanks
Hafizur Rahman
SCJP