getResourceAsStream returns null

Question

I\'m loading a text file from within a package in a compiled JAR of my Java project. The relevant directory structure is as follows:

/src/initialization/Life         


        

Answer 1

What you really need is a full absolute classPath for the file. So instead of guessing it, try to find out the ROOT and then move the file to a better location base one <.war> file structures...

URL test1 = getClass().getResource("/");
URL test2 = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("/");            
URL test3 = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("../");

logger.info(test1.getPath()); 
logger.info(test2.getPath());
logger.info(test3.getPath());