How to use UTF-8 in resource properties with ResourceBundle

Question

I need to use UTF-8 in my resource properties using Java\'s ResourceBundle. When I enter the text directly into the properties file, it displays as mojibake.

Answer 1

We create a resources.utf8 file that contains the resources in UTF-8 and have a rule to run the following:

native2ascii -encoding utf8 resources.utf8 resources.properties