It looks like they've fixed it in Java 6, it appears to be a popular issue: http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4212439
On 12/04/07, Jacques Le Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My answer was from experience ;o) Is there a Jira issue for that, should we create one ? Jacques > > This would be true except that we use the ResourceBundle class of the > Java API, and that class keeps its own cache that prevents reloading. > > So for now we are stuck with a restart to reload on properties files. > We've been talking about rewriting the UtilProperties stuff to not > use ResourceBundle (there are various notes in the java file on it), > but that hasn't been done yet. > > -David > > > On Apr 12, 2007, at 2:49 AM, Scott Gray wrote: > > > I was under the impression the properties are loaded and cached the > > first > > time the file is used and can be cleared via webtools > > > > Scott > > > > On 12/04/07, Jacques Le Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Deploying a classpath resource is similar to deploying a compiled > >> Java > >> class : you have to reload. > >> > >> This article may be of interest in this field : > >> http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip125.html > >> > >> Jacques > >> > >> > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > > >> > When you are working with files that are not using entity tags > >> > ("<entity-engine-xml>"), such as 'arithmetic.properties' is there a > >> method > >> > to load the data, or is the file called each time it is used. (I > >> did > >> clear > >> > the cache). > >> > > >> > I would like to understand this better, any guidance would be > >> appreciated. > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks & Regards, > >> > > >> > Peter > >> > > >> > >> > >
