While reading a file in a web application with
this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(../abc.txt)
is always returning null.
If your abc.txt is in classpath and in different package like com/test/oops/testpaper/abc.txt.
abc.txt
classpath
com/test/oops/testpaper/abc.txt
Then read it like below.
InputStream io=this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("com/test/oops/testpaper/abc.txt");
For detail please go through java doc.