Java: Loading resources from the file system

Question

My Project Setup

I have the following project setup:

\\program.jar  
\\images\\logo.png

In my code, I reference th

Answer 1

Resources have to be in the class path(s). You may try one of these:

1. Placing the images into the program.jar.
2. Like most of the programs, they have a APP_HOME directory, e.g. MAVEN_HOME, register that and refer to your files as File instead - $APP_HOME/the-file.ext (with System.getenv()).