Reading files in JARs from an applet

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But what that's saying is that you can't use the same String value with getSystemResource as you do with getResourceAsStream since the latter does some conversion work on it.

Why did you decide to go via the ClassLoader rather than the more normal Class methods?

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It's basically the first thing that popped up when I searched for how to access files in JARs, leaving out the applet bit. It worked for the application, so I kept it there. Kinda considering switching it over to what the applet uses though, to keep it consistent.

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class.getResourceAsStream() is the standard.
I don't think I've ever seen the ClassLoader one used in any project I've worked on.

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One or the other of us needs an avatar...:)

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I'm all for using standards, so class.getResource() etc it is then! Seems to work just as well, both for images and normal files (and using the same path names to boot, which is always a positive).

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Y'know, the thought did cross my mind when I first noticed you that "okay, this might get confusing" :)