A resource bundle is a

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file that contains locale-specific data. It is a way of internationalising a Java application by making the code locale-independent.

Benefits of using resource bundles

Extracting locale-sensitive objects such as strings from the code (as opposed to hard-coding them) means that the application can handle multiple locales without having to write different code for each locale. It also means that translators can deal with just the translatable text and not the programming code. Therefore, using resource bundles improves the

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and the localisation process of a software product.

Translating a resource bundle

Some CAT tools like

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or Sun's Open language tools can specifically handle resource bundles. In addition to these, translators can use any

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to create new resource bundles or to modify existing ones.

Tools to create resource bundles

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Message Compiler

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documentation pages for each language.

References

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Benefits of using resource bundles

Translating a resource bundle

Tools to create resource bundles

See also

References