Unable to load ResourceBundle with ResourceBundle.getBundle() Can't find bundle for base name , locale en_US

Question

I see the following exception when I try to load a properties file:

Caused by: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name /fontawesome/fontawesome, locale en_US

I'm using a maven project and my properties file is located at src\main\resources\fontawesome\fontawesome.properties

I'm using the below code to load this file from JavaFX8 main class:

FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader();
fxmlLoader.setResources(ResourceBundle.getBundle("/fontawesome/fontawesome.properties"));

Trying the absolute path fails, as does renaming the file to fontawesome_en_US.properties or fontawesome_en.properties (as suggested in other SO posts).

Answer 1

Had to include .properties files in the pom.xml:

<resources>
    <resource>
        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
        <includes>
            <include>**/*.fxml</include>
            <include>**/*.css</include>
            <include>**/*.properties</include>
        </includes>
    </resource>
</resources>