Packaging and accessing data files

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

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");