> we have own tables that holds locations, resources and messages, > I have a persistent class that gets all data from database. > I need is a class that extends the class that reads messages > from properties files, override the method that reads from disk file,
You need 2 classes minimum. public class MyMessageResourcesFactory extends MessageResourcesFactory { public MessageResources createResources(String config) { return new MyMessageResources(this, config, this.returnNull); } } public class MyMessageResources extends MessageResources implements Serializable { public MyMessageResources(MessageResourcesFactory factory, String config) { this(factory, config, false); } public MyMessageResources(MessageResourcesFactory factory, String config, boolean returnNull) { super(factory, config, returnNull); } public String getMessage(Locale locale, String key) { //call your DAO here } } You would tell Struts to use your implementation by configuring it in the struts-config: <message-resources factory="com.company.project.whatever.MyMessageResourcesFactory" parameter="{whatever you put here is passed to the factory as 'config'}"> </message-resources> My hack for supporting multiple keys and Modules was to use the parameter to designate alternate keys and/or modules. Let me know if that helps you. -- James Mitchell Software Engineer / Struts Evangelist http://www.struts-atlanta.org 770-822-3359 AIM:jmitchtx --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]