COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, TOOL, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MORE EFFICIENTLY UTILIZING JAVA RESOURCE BUNDLES

摘要

A method, system, tool, and program product for more efficiently utilizing Java property resource bundles. Specifically, under the present invention, the string key of a resource bundle is changed to allow it to take up less space in memory. This may be accomplished by converting the key values from string type to integer type values. In the alternative, this may be accomplished by converting the entire property resource bundle to a Java class. This conversion may occur during design time or, in the alternative, may happen at run time of an application that is to access the Java property resource bundle. The conversion of the resource bundle to a class eliminates the run-time errors due to the Java run-time environment's ability to determine the existence of required values. This conversion further improves memory utilization by removing the string keys.