CODEWITHSUNDEEP
eclipseeclipse-plugineclipse-rcpurirelative-path
Martin
Martin

Reputation: 75

Access relative path from eclipse-plugin

Does anyone know how to get a file with uri from a self-made Eclipse Plug-in?

Absolute paths would be no problem:

URI.createFileURI("C:/Users/hp/workspace(dke)/SMartGen/StarSchema.profile.uml");

But how do I access local resources relatively?

URI.createFileURI("jar:file:/%ECLIPSE_HOME%/plugins/SMartGen.jar!StarSchema.profile.uml");

doesn't work this way....

Happy for every answer.

lg martin

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3334

Answers (2)

Paul Webster
Paul Webster

Reputation: 10654

For getting a resource out of eclipse, you can use org.osgi.framework.Bundle.getEntry(String). That returns a standard java.net.URL, which can also be used to get the InputStream for consumption. It has the advantage of not caring if your plugin is in directory form, jar form, or in your workspace.

Bundle bundle = FrameworkUtil.getBundle(MyClass.class);
URL url = bundle.getEntry("StarSchema.profile.uml");

URL has a handy toURI() method as well.

Upvotes: 0

Sandman
Sandman

Reputation: 9692

Use the FileLocator.

Example:

URL iconUrl = FileLocator.find(Platform.getBundle("myBundle"), new Path("icons/someIcon.png"), null);

This will get the URL of a file "someIcon.png" that is located in the "icons" folder in the bundle "myBundle".

Upvotes: 3

Related Questions