CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
Oscar
Oscar

Reputation: 2102

In what circumstance file to be read should be put under the bin directory or src directory?

I'm currently using eclipse for developing with Java. Could anyone explain the reason why files are put under the src directory when using classes like FileReader? and sometimes files have to be put under the bin directory when using methods like getClass().getResourceAsStream("...") for reading images? Are there any alternatives of the method getClass().getResourceAsStream("...") that require files under the src directory?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 62

Answers (1)

A4L
A4L

Reputation: 17595

You as developer put nothing in the bin directory, you only put stuff in src and resources directories, when the IDE - or any other build tool - builds your project then the generated class files and other resources are put to the bin directory.

Resources which are located in the bin directory - and later bundled in your artifacts .jar or .war etc. - are available in your application's classpath and can be accessed by class loaders, which enables classes to be loaded and enables you to find resources using getClass().gerResourceAsStream().

Upvotes: 6

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