Serialized files don't work when project is converted to executable jar?

Question

I made my java project into an executable jar using the export to jar option in eclipse. The jar runs as expected, except that it does not use any of the serialized files. I

Answer 1

You can use

AClass.class.getResource(String str);
//or
AClass.class.getResourceAsStream(String str);

AClass: one of your classes.

str: file location which you want to read.

For example;

if your class hierarchy seem like this:

+src
    +-com
         +-test
             |-AClass.java
             +-util
                 +-PrintUtil.java
             +-resources
                 |-Bouble.png
                 |-Mouse.png
                 +-Ocean.png

and for reading "Mouse.png" image, you can this with a lots of ways:

AClass.class.getResource("/resources/Mouse.png");
//or
PrintUtil.class.getResource("../resources/Mouse.png");
...