Get a resource using getResource()

java resources getresource
lbedogni picture lbedogni · Apr 7, 2010 · Viewed 183.8k times · Source

I need to get a resource image file in a java project. What I'm doing is:

URL url = TestGameTable.class.getClass().
          getClassLoader().getResource("unibo.lsb.res/dice.jpg");

The directory structure is the following:

unibo/
  lsb/
    res/
      dice.jpg
    test/
    ..../ /* other packages */

The fact is that I always get as the file doesn't exist. I have tried many different paths, but I couldn't solve the issue. Any hint?

Answer

Bozho picture Bozho · Apr 7, 2010 
TestGameTable.class.getResource("/unibo/lsb/res/dice.jpg");
  • leading slash to denote the root of the classpath
  • slashes instead of dots in the path
  • you can call getResource() directly on the class.

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