Get URL of file in .jar that the program is running

Question

Given hello.jar, which is compiled with maven, I want to access a resource located under folder/file.file. However I don\'t know how to get the URL of the current JAR I am i

Answer 1

You can find a jar's resources by using:

String resRelativePath = "folder/thing.jpg";
URL resUrl = this.getClass().getResource(resRelativePath);