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user3120013
user3120013

Reputation: 15

Getting a config file outside of a jar file?

I want to open a .config file outside of the .jar file so that I can use its properties inside of the .jar. How would I do this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 164

Answers (2)

Sarz
Sarz

Reputation: 1976

Use this.

String path  = System.getProperty("user.dir")
path += "/config/myApp.properties"

Now you have the path of your properties file. You know what to do next

Upvotes: 0

PeterMmm
PeterMmm

Reputation: 24630

For clearance you will use a config file from the (executable) jar like this:

InputStream in = this.getClass.getResourceAsStream("config.properties");
Properties p = new Properties();
p.load(in);

that loads config.properties relative to the class of the current object.

For a config outside you propably use a file:

InputStream in = new FileInputStream(System.getProperty("user.dir")+"/"+"config.properties");
Properties p = new Properties();
p.load(in);

Upvotes: 1

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