Junit + getResourceAsStream Returning Null

java getresource
bobber205 picture bobber205 · Mar 8, 2011 · Viewed 45.3k times · Source

Not sure how this is possible. I re-read up on getResourceAsStream and it's always returning null.

InputStream source = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("test.xml");

Right next to test.java in the Finder (using OS X and Eclipse) is test.xml

I can open it in TextWrangler and view it as existing with data inside.

This is a Junit test if it makes any difference. I went and looked at existing Junit tests on our system and I'm using it in the exactly same manner as a working example (as in where the file is located and the code itself).

What small difference could there be preventing I assume getClass() from returning the right path?

Thanks!

Answer

surajz picture surajz · Jun 30, 2011

It's not finding the resource on the classpath. If you are using junit and maven make sure the resources are copied on the target/test-classes by adding <include> file directive on <testResource> section

You can also find out the location of your class in the file system by using

this.getClass().getResource(".")

and checking to see if the resource is there

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