code: public InputStream getResource (String path)
          throws IOException
      {
          String localePath = getLocalePath(path);
          InputStream in;
  
          // first look for this resource in our default resource bundle
          for (ResourceBundle bundle : _default) {
              // Try a localized version first.
              if (localePath != null) {
                  in = bundle.getResource(localePath);
                  if (in != null) {
                      return in;
                  }
              }
              // If that didn't work, try generic.
              in = bundle.getResource(path);
              if (in != null) {
                  return in;
              }
          }
  
          // fallback next to an unpacked resource file
          File file = getResourceFile(path);
          if (file != null && file.exists()) {
              return new FileInputStream(file);
          }
  
          // if we still didn't find anything, try the classloader; first try a locale-specific file
          if (localePath != null) {
              in = getInputStreamFromClasspath(PathUtil.appendPath(_rootPath, localePath));
              if (in != null) {
                  return in;
              }
          }
  
          // if we didn't find that, try locale-neutral
          in = getInputStreamFromClasspath(PathUtil.appendPath(_rootPath, path));
          if (in != null) {
              return in;
          }
  
          // if we still haven't found it, we throw an exception
          throw new FileNotFoundException("Unable to locate resource [path=" + path + "]");
      }
docs: Fetches a resource from the local repository.
  
  @param path the path to the resource (ie. "config/miso.properties"). This should not begin
  with a slash.
  
  @exception IOException thrown if a problem occurs locating or reading the resource.