Where does Java put resource files when I JAR my program?

Question

Been looking for this for the past 2 hours and can\'t find anything (I\'ve found solutions to the same problem but with images, not text files).

Pretty much, I made a pr

Answer 1

A more robust way to get a file whether you are running from Eclipse or a JAR is to do

MyClass.getResource("items.txt")

where MyClass is a class in the same package (folder) as the resource you need.

If Eclipse is not putting the file in your JAR you can go to

Run -> Run Configurations -> -> Classpath tab -> Advanced -> Add Folders

Then add the folder containing your file to the classpath. Alternatively, export the Ant script and create a custom build script.