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Asif Mushtaq
Asif Mushtaq

Reputation: 3798

Java 9 Module system Resources files location

Instead of writing everything in question I would like to place an image. The problem is where should I place the resource directory which contain the .properties files?

See the image for more information and exact problem. Java 9 Resource Directory

Upvotes: 3

Views: 5019

Answers (3)

Ashok Koyi
Ashok Koyi

Reputation: 5417

This is a known bug in intellij. For some unknown reason, it is pending forever

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-197469

Upvotes: 0

Lukehb
Lukehb

Reputation: 464

First of all, if you are using Intellij IDEA and Gradle, try adding this to your build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'idea'
idea {
    module {
        inheritOutputDirs = true
    }
}

The more likely solution

From my experience Java 9 has locked down accessing resources based on some rules about whether the resource is encapsulated or not (see javadocs).

Things that have worked for me:

  1. Putting a resource in the root of my resources folder and calling

    getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("myresource.txt")

  2. Making the folder structure leading to your resource match a suitable package in your project. For example, if you had a com.your.package then your folder structure would be resources/com/your/package/myresource.txt. Once your had this, you can add opens com.your.package in module-info.java and get your resource by calling

    YourClass.class.getResource("/com/your/package/myresource.txt")

Other things to try

Marking your resources folder as resources in Intellij IDEA.

Intellij marking folder as resources

Upvotes: 6

zsk2021
zsk2021

Reputation: 1

I faced similar issue while reading property files from modular jar. I placed the property files outside the jar and specified the location of property files as class-path. It worked fine. My Java version is as follows: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9+181, mixed mode)

Upvotes: 0

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