Getting the inputstream from a classpath resource (XML file)

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Veera picture Veera · Apr 27, 2009 · Viewed 171.6k times · Source

In Java web application, Suppose if I want to get the InputStream of an XML file, which is placed in the CLASSPATH (i.e. inside the sources folder), how do I do it?

Answer

cletus picture cletus · Apr 27, 2009

ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream().

As stated in the comment below, if you are in a multi-ClassLoader environment (such as unit testing, webapps, etc.) you may need to use Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(). See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2308188/getresourceasstream-vs-fileinputstream/2308388#comment21307593_2308388.

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