There are many ways to load resource file in java app. What sun recommended is using Class.getResource("resource_name") or Class.getResourceAsStream("resource_name") then you will get URL and InputStream respectively. If resource_name is specified without "/", it will be prepend with Class package. So resource file must be in same place[folder structure] as the Class. What I love to do is call getResource() with "/" and put resource file at the root of package. This way i can have separate resource folder. below is in Eclipse,
1. From Package explorer right click src folder->click import
2. In import dialog, Choose General->File System ->next
3. from directory:->Browse to your resource folder.
4. to folder:-> I add "resource" as a folder name under src folder. then click "Finish".
In the code, load resource with
this.getClass().getResource("/resource/buttons1.png")
or
this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/resource/TX_Jello2.ttf")
15 comments:
Thanks. I was wondering how to best use getClass().getResource with Eclipse, your post really helped me.
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I was going crazy with this path-to-resource problem. Thanks for the post!
I spent 2 and a half days debugging and testing, until I read your post, now the code is working properly. Thank you very much!
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Thank you. This helped me resolve a problem I was having on a project at work.
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Lovely post, works like a charm.
Could you maybe explain the difference to the ClassLoader.getSystemResource(..) function? I could not find comprehensive help on this topic and it looks like resource loading is a very often encountered problem.
thanks, good post
Thank you very much! This helped me out!
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