Properties File is Not in the Classpath

Question

I have a java class ParamOptions.java. In that class, I use a properties file:
private static final String OPTION_FILE_NAME="website_utility_ParamOptions";
public ParamOptions()
   try
      ResourceBundle res = ResourceBundle.getBundle(OPTION_FILE_NAME);
   catch {}
}I got an error message:
>
org.apache.artimus.message.utility.ParamOptions: Can't read the properties file:'website_utility_ParamOptions.properties'. Make sure the file is in your CLASSPATH
1. I put website_utility_ParamOptions.properties at my application root; i.e. MyApplication/website_utility_ParamOptions.properties
2. I have checked the spelling of this properties file
3. The Windows Explorer indicates that this is a PROPERTIES File
Why the error message says that "cannot read the properties file"?

Answer 1

Thanks. Do you mean that I should put
website_utility_ParamOptions.properties
somewhere in the MyApplication/WEB-INF/classes
directory?Yes, directly inside that directory, at least, if you're just referring to it as website_utiltity_ParamOptions.properties.
You could also rename it to, say ParamOptions.properties, and put it in WEB-INF/classes/website/utility/ and then ask for it by the name "website/utility/ParamOptions.properties". It will be searched for by its "fully-qualified" name just like a class would.
Of course, you could have also just tried it to see what happened. :-)