Re: Classloader issue

[Craig R. McClanahan]

Try using ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream() instead of ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream().  The method you are using says "go use the system class loader", and bypasses any resources that are in your jar file under WEB-INF/lib. Craig McClanahan     Juergen Baumann wrote: I try to load files in an InputStream (using ClassLoader) in the init() method of a Servlet that is loaded on startup. The files reside in a .jar file that contains all the classes as well.Using ClassLoader works fine in a stand-alone application, however, as soon as I try to make it work together with Tomcat using Servlets, I get the message: cannot load Servlet: ...Here is the relevant code. Thanks a lot in advance,JB  init() method of Servlet:-------------------------...try {   Items items_F = new Items("test1");  context.setAttribute(Items.F_KEY, items_F);  } catch (IOException e) {   context.log("No item property file" , e);   return;  }.... Items class:------------ public Items(String name) throws IOException {  this.items = new Properties();  InputStream is;  if (name.equals("text1") ) {   is = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream("items/items.text1");  } else if (name.equals("text2") ) {   is = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream("items/items.text2");  }...  this.items.load(is);  is.close(); }