classLoader.getResource doesn't work in jar file

Question

ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
URL url = classLoader.getResource(\"com/x/y/z.cfg\");
File file = new File(url.getPath());


        

Answer 1

You can't create a File instance, because the only file you have is the JAR. That's why getResource() returns URL. You can get stream by using URL.openStream() method to read contents.

Answer 2

When file is bundled inside the jar then it become byte stream instead of a normal File object.

Try

InputStream stram=getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(relativePath);

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