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lbedogni
lbedogni

Reputation: 8007

Get a resource using getResource()

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?

Upvotes: 76

Views: 251270

Answers (4)

Binoy Babu
Binoy Babu

Reputation: 187

if you are calling from static method, use :

TestGameTable.class.getClassLoader().getResource("dice.jpg");

Upvotes: 11

J.E.Tkaczyk
J.E.Tkaczyk

Reputation: 587

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

Upvotes: 4

arush436
arush436

Reputation: 1816

Instead of explicitly writing the class name you could use

this.getClass().getResource("/unibo/lsb/res/dice.jpg");

Upvotes: 24

Bozho
Bozho

Reputation: 597362

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.

Upvotes: 128

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