Get a resource using getResource()
JavaResourcesGetresourceJava Problem Overview
I need to get a resource image file in a java project. What I'm doing is:
URL url = TestGameTable.class.getClass().
getClassLoader().getResource("unibo.lsb.res/dice.jpg");
The directory structure is the following:
unibo/
lsb/
res/
dice.jpg
test/
..../ /* other packages */
The fact is that I always get as the file doesn't exist. I have tried many different paths, but I couldn't solve the issue. Any hint?
Java Solutions
Solution 1 - Java
TestGameTable.class.getResource("/unibo/lsb/res/dice.jpg");
- leading slash to denote the root of the classpath
- slashes instead of dots in the path
- you can call
getResource()
directly on the class.
Solution 2 - Java
Instead of explicitly writing the class name you could use
this.getClass().getResource("/unibo/lsb/res/dice.jpg");
Solution 3 - Java
if you are calling from static
method, use :
TestGameTable.class.getClassLoader().getResource("dice.jpg");
Solution 4 - Java
One thing to keep in mind is that the relevant path here is the path relative to the file system location of your class... in your case TestGameTable.class. It is not related to the location of the TestGameTable.java file.
I left a more detailed answer here... where is resource actually located