1Z0-819 · Question #148
What is the result of running this code if these three property files are available. employees.properties --------------------- name=Nick age=44 salary=10000 employees_CA.properties…
The correct answer is B. Alice 44 10000. Option B is correct because ResourceBundle.getBundle("employees", new Locale("en", "CA")) searches in a specific hierarchy: employees_en_CA → employees_en → employees (the default). Each bundle delegates missing keys to its parent, so name resolves to "Alice" from…
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employees.properties
name=Nick age=44 salary=10000employees_CA.properties
name=Melissa age=45employees_en.properties
age=44employees_en_CA.properties
name=Alice 1 var CA = new Locale("en", "CA"); 2 ResourceBundle b = ResourceBundle.getBundle("employees", CA); 3 System.out.println(b.getString("name")); 4 System.out.println(b.getString("age")); 5 System.out.println(b.getString("salary"));Options
- AThrows MissingResourceException
- BAlice 44 10000
- CAlice Melissa 10000
- DNick Alice 10000
- EThrows some othing else F. Does not compile
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A2% (1)
- B74% (32)
- C2% (1)
- D16% (7)
- E5% (2)
Explanation
Option B is correct because ResourceBundle.getBundle("employees", new Locale("en", "CA")) searches in a specific hierarchy: employees_en_CA → employees_en → employees (the default). Each bundle delegates missing keys to its parent, so name resolves to "Alice" from employees_en_CA.properties, age falls through to "44" from employees_en.properties, and salary falls all the way to "10000" in the default employees.properties.
Why the distractors fail:
- C is the most tempting trap:
employees_CA.propertiesis not in the lookup chain forLocale("en", "CA"). That file would only be consulted if the language code were empty (e.g.,new Locale("", "CA")), so "Melissa" never appears. - D gets the values right but assigns them to wrong keys - a misread of which file contributes which property.
- A/E are wrong because every key (
name,age,salary) is resolvable through the parent chain, so no exception is thrown. - F is wrong because
Locale(String language, String country)is a valid constructor and all method calls are correct.
Memory tip: Think of the lookup chain as a funnel - language+country → language → default - and remember that a file like employees_CA (country only, no language) is a red herring that only applies when the locale has a blank language code. If you see it in an answer, it's almost certainly a distractor.
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