Resource (Java)

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An application can access its resources through uniform resource locators, like web resources, but the

resources are usually contained within the JAR file(s) of the application.

A resource bundle is a set of key and value pairs, stored as a resource, that is commonly used to allow the localization of an application. For this purpose different resource bundles with a

common set of keys are used to store translations for the messages and user interface texts of an application.