ClassLoader.getSystemResource() returns null

[SVENeRGy]

Hi,

as mentioned in the title:

URL iconURL = ClassLoader.getSystemResource("img/bird.gif");

when I use this, iconURL returns null.

I have a folder img in my project where bird.gif is in.

Can someone help my with this issue please?

Regards
Sven

[Norm]

Is the folder that contains the img folder on the classpath?

[SVENeRGy]

Hi,
thanks for answering so fast.

it is added as class folder in libraries. I hope this is correct.

This doesn't do the trick

[Norm]

What folders are on your classpath? Is the folder containing the img folder on the classpath when you execute your program?

[SVENeRGy]

folder img
and system library

[SVENeRGy]

added the images to a jar file, and added the jar file to the libraries. Now it works.

[Norm]

You're not answering the question about what folders are on the classpath.
Get the System Properties and display them to show the classpath's contents.

[SVENeRGy]

I hope this is what you have been asking for.

java.class.path now = /Users/sven/Documents/workspace/Boek2Hoofdstuk03/bin:/Users/sven/Documents/workspace/Boek2Hoofdstuk03/img

regards
Sven

[Norm]

The folder containing the img folder should be on the classpath:
the classpath + the path in the call to getSystemResource() should be the full path to the resource.
The way you have it would be like this with two img folders:
/Users/sven/Documents/workspace/Boek2Hoofdstuk03/img/img/bird.gif

[SVENeRGy]

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[SVENeRGy]

sorry for previous post.

works now, just had to put an img folder in my img folder.
tnx