Get a list of resources from classpath directory

Question

I am looking for a way to get a list of all resource names from a given classpath directory, something like a method List getResourceNames (String direct

Answer 1

The most robust mechanism for listing all resources in the classpath is currently to use this pattern with ClassGraph, because it handles the widest possible array of classpath specification mechanisms, including the new JPMS module system. (I am the author of ClassGraph.)

List resourceNames;
try (ScanResult scanResult = new ClassGraph().whitelistPaths("x/y/z").scan()) {
    resourceNames = scanResult.getAllResources().getNames();
}