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PropertyResourceBundle

Name

PropertyResourceBundle

Synopsis

Class Name:

java.util.PropertyResourceBundle

Superclass:

java.util.ResourceBundle

Immediate Subclasses:

None

Interfaces Implemented:

None

Availability:

New as of JDK 1.1

Description

The PropertyResourceBundle class is a concrete subclass of ResourceBundle that represents a set of resources for a locale. The resources are specified as a set of key/value string pairs in a property file. Internally, a Properties object is used to retrieve the resources from the property file.

When ResourceBundle.getBundle() is called, it attempts to find a resource bundle that most closely matches a particular locale. This can be either a ListResourceBundle subclass or a property file, represented by a PropertyResourceBundle. Once the resource bundle has been retrieved, its contents can be used by the application to present locale-specific information.

PropertyResourceBundle inherits a lot of functionality from ResourceBundle; see the class description of ResourceBundle for more information.

Class Summary

public class java.util.PropertyResourceBundle
             extends java.util.ResourceBundle {
  // Constructors
  public PropertyResourceBundle(InputStream stream);
  // Instance Methods
  public Enumeration getKeys();
  public Object handleGetObject(String key);
}

Constructors

PropertyResourceBundle

 public PropertyResourceBundle(InputStream stream) throws IOException 

Parameters

stream

The input stream to use.

Throws

IOException

If any kind of I/O error occurs.

Description

This constructor creates a PropertyResourceBundle that reads properties from the given input stream.

Instance Methods

getKeys

public Enumeration getKeys()

Returns

The keys in the resource bundle as an Enumeration.

Overrides

ResourceBundle.getKeys()

Description

This method returns an Enumeration that iterates through the keys in this PropertyResourceBundle.

handleGetObject

public final Object handleGetObject(String key)

Parameters

key

The key of the resource to retrieve.

Returns

The resource that corresponds to this key.

Overrides

ResourceBundle.handleGetObject()

Description

This method returns the resource that corresponds to the given key.

Inherited Methods

Method

Inherited From

Method

Inherited From

clone()

Object

equals(Object)

Object

finalize()

Object

getClass()

Object

getObject(String)

ResourceBundle

getString(String)

ResourceBundle

getStringArray(String)

ResourceBundle

hashCode()

Object

notify()

Object

notifyAll()

Object

setParent(ResourceBundle)

ResourceBundle

toString()

Object

wait()

Object

wait(long)

Object

wait(long, int)

Object

   

See Also

Enumeration, IOException, ListResourceBundle, Properties, ResourceBundle


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