Should I use ResourceBundle for this?

Question

I have an app that displays some static data (Earthquakes in California from 1970 to 1980). Right now this data in the form of an ASCII CSV file is read in using a hard coded location /javaprojects/EQ/data/CA.1970-1980.txt.
I am wondering if Resource bundle is a better way to do this. Any suggestions? I am assuming that the app and the data will eventually be put in a jar for distribution, in which case should I do something different?
Thanks

Answer 1

ResourceBundles are used to handle localization issues which isn't what you described.
You asked for any suggestions so here's one. Since the data is never going to change you could consider creating a class to access its contents and put the data right in the code. Something like this:
public class EarthquakeData {
  static List data = new ArrayList();
  double mag;
  Date when;
  String where;
  public EarthquakeData(double mag, Date when, String where) {
    this.mag = mag;
    // and so on
  public double getMagnitude() {
    return mag;
// then load the data right into the program statically:
  static {
    data.add(new EarthquakeData(4.5, new Date("June 2 1977"), "Los Angeles");
}This example uses a List. You might want an array or Map or whatever.