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Resource Info files are an alternative to storing localizable text in ListResourceBundle source code files. They are structured properties files that facilitate easy manipulation by automated tools.
Resource info (or rbInfo for short) files are resource files used to store localizable strings of Java programs. The primary purpose of the rbInfo files is to provide an easier and more manageable way to handle localizable strings than resource bundles. RbInfo files offer a number of advantages over resource bundles:
• Resource bundle files are Java source files, so that a single misplaced curly bracket, missing double quote or extra comma will cause a syntax error and break the compile and integration process. RbInfo files have much simpler format, it is easier to localize and more difficult to introduce syntax errors.
• Because of the simpler format of the rbInfo files, it is easier to handle them with localization tools; perform change tracking, change propagation and so on.
• It is more difficult to abuse the rbInfo file format and introduce ’tricky’ resource types. Java resource bundles can hold any type of objects, but rbInfo files can handle strings only. (This may appear to be a limitation, but it is not. It makes localization easier.)
RbInfo files are converted to compiled Java class files in the integration process, so that the same naming convention rules apply to rbInfos as resource bundles. (Localized versions are kept in separate files; there is one resource file per language, the name of the locale is appended to the name of the localized files.)
The format of the rbInfo files is PTC-specific. It was designed primarily for Windchill, but can be used in other Java-based products as well. The migration from resource bundles to rbInfo files is seamless; there is no need to change the source code. Old resource bundles can be converted to rbInfo format using a relatively straightforward process. To find out more about the migration, refer to the Windchill Upgrade and Migration Guide.