Packaging and accessing data files

[todd]

Hello,

I want to include some standard data files within my class package. I don't want to make these data files into interfaces as that would lead to hard coding (implements ...) which I don't want to use.

Do I create a folder in my development tree into which I place the data and then package the jar normally?

Once that is completed, how can I access the data from within the class without having to know the full path on disk of the data file?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Todd

[brianhks]

this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStre am("relativePathInJar") is your friend.

So say the file is config.xml in the conf directory inside your jar file. The command will be:
this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStre am("conf/config.xml");