Easy. Extend the built-in ResourceBundle component, and override some methods. We are targetting JDK5, not JDK6. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4015134#4015134 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4015134