Thanks all for responding. The most suitable approach
for me is:
InputStream is =
this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("myApp.properties");
I just put my file in the classes directory- that is
what I would like.
Sanjay
--- Jacob Kjome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That might work in most cases, but it won't find the
> file in a container
> that doesn't expand the .war archive. The following
> will read it whether
> in a directory structure or in a .war archive:
>
> InputStream is =
>
getServletContext().getResourceAsStream("/WEB-INF/myApp.properties");
>
>
> If the file exists in the same package as the class,
> you can load it like this:
>
> InputStream is =
>
this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("myApp.properties");
>
> I would think you could also do this to find it in
> the classes directory:
>
> InputStream is =
>
this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("myApp.properties");
>
>
> All those methods are independent of the filesystem.
>
> Jake
>
> At 11:38 AM 4/3/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >I place my properties files in the WEB-INF
> directory and do the following to
> >find them -
> >
> >String webInfFolder =
> getServletContext().getRealPath("/WEB-INF")
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Sanjay Bahal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:34 AM
> >To: tomcat
> >Subject: Working Directory
> >
> >
> >I am trying to read a properties file from my
> servlet.
> >It always comes back saying file not found. I have
> >tried placing the file in
> >classes/web-inf/context-path. Ideally I would like
> to
> >lace it in my classes directory- How do I achieve
> it.
> >Thanks
> >Sanjay
> >
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