Java Properties File not loading

Question

I need a configuration file in my program to store some information, I saw some examples of properties files and was trying to use them but whenever I try this second line o

Answer 1

It looks like you do not have the fully qualified path to your properties file. You can get to it in 2 ways:-

1. Using java.util.ResourceBundle:

ResourceBundle bundle =ResourceBundle.getBundle("br.com.example.sortConfig"); //.properties is implied

or

1. Using ClassLoader.getResouceAsStream:

sortConfig.load(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("br/com/example/sortConfig.propertie"));

For a good tutorial on how to load properties files resources check out this link.

Answer 2

An alternative could be to use this.getClass().getResourceAsStream() which accepts relative pathnames (relative to the package your class is in, that is), so you could simply write

sortConfig.load(this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("sortConfig.properties"));

This is useful when you specifically want to rely on your class and properties file being in the same package. (So when you move one during a refactoring, you'll have to move the other too.)