Access custom messages from .lang File

[NoFuchsGavin]

I do have the problem I want to access the messages from the en_us.lang File
I am using  1.11.2 - 13.20.0.2296
 

I am trying something like:

 

if(!Init.isInitialized()) {
    Language currentLanguage = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getLanguageManager().getCurrentLanguage();
    ResourceLocation loc = new ResourceLocation(MODID, String.format("%s.%s", currentLanguage.getLanguageCode(), "lang"));
    InputStream resourceInputStream = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getResourceManager().getResource(loc).getInputStream();
    Init.init();
    //Init.fileInit(resourceInputStream); This is not possible because it has private access
}

//This is what I want to do to replace the tooltip with a description I defined for the item
description = I18n.translate(this.getUnlocalizedName() + SurviveThis.DESC_SUFFIX);

 

I am stuck. Google does not help me .... 

[larsgerrits]

What are you even doing? You can access anything in the language files using I18n.format. Be sure to use the net.minecraft.client.resources.I18n class, instead of the other 2.

[NoFuchsGavin]

It not documented anywhere I just imported the wrong.