How to use Spring ClassPathResource: with classpath: or classpath*: and leading / or not?

Question

I having file in the location

--src
  --> main
   --> config
    --> application
     --> context
      --> reference
       --> user
              


        

Answer 1

Use as below

Resource resource = new ClassPathResource("/application/context/references/user/user.xml");
File file = resource.getFile();