On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Filip Hanik wrote:
> > In this case, the class and the resource were packaged together:
> > that should mean you could use the same class-loader for both, no?
> > (Assuming, of course, the user didn't monkey around with your
> > classes,...)
>
> this may however not be guaranteed at all times. especially if you
> monkey:ed around with your classpath, hence it is safer to use the
> context class loader instead. that way you don't have to worry,
> better to play it safe, don't you agree?
Once again, I ask, what is the difference between the
Class/ClassLoader getResource* methods and the ServletContext ones?
Thanks.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Kaufman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:46 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: Accessing a packaged file
> >
> >
> > > > Or more succinctly;
> > > >
> > > > this.getClass().getResourceAsStream(String);
> >
> > Or, more succinctly,
> >
> > getClass().getResourceAsStream(String);
> >
> > > nope, this is not a good approach at all!
> > >
> > > if the class "this" is loaded by the system class loaded, you
> > > are screwed,
> > > because the system classloader doesn't point to the WAR directories
> >
>
> >
> > -- Bill K.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Filip Hanik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:13 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: Accessing a packaged file
> > >
> > >
> > > > Or more succinctly;
> > > >
> > > > this.getClass().getResourceAsStream(String);
> > >
> > > nope, this is not a good approach at all!
> > >
> > > if the class "this" is loaded by the system class loaded, you
> > > are screwed,
> > > because the system classloader doesn't point to the WAR directories
> > >
> > > Filip
> > >
> > >
> > > ~
> > > Namaste - I bow to the divine in you
> > > ~
> > > Filip Hanik
> > > Software Architect
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > www.filip.net
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Samson, Lyndon [IT] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:47 AM
> > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > > > Subject: RE: Accessing a packaged file
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Filip Hanik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 5:28 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: RE: Accessing a packaged file
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream
> > > >
> > > > picks up files in your WEB-INF/classes or WEB-INF/lib inside of a
> > > > jar or zip
> > > > Filip
> > > >
> > > > ~
> > > > Namaste - I bow to the divine in you
> > > > ~
> > > > Filip Hanik
> > > > Software Architect
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > www.filip.net
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Jim Downing [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:09 AM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: Accessing a packaged file
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I'm trying to get a servlet to access a text file that
> > > has been packaged
> > > > > with the servlet in a .war file. Is it possible to access the
> > > > file without
> > > > > knowing it's absolute path when deployed, and if so how?
> > > > >
> > > > > jim
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
