good point, although if you need to write to the file, getResourceAsStream doesn't work. Is there something else along the same lines that will?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Meadors [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 10:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Quick Question > > > IMO, it seems like a bad idea to me to tie your bean > code to a servlet context unless you REALLY need to. > > To me, a better way would be to put the file in a > directory under classes, and use the classloader of > the current thread to get to the file. > > This way, you do not need servlet.jar to use your bean > if you every decide to use it outside of a servlet. > > This is a very simple process. Here is an example: > > private InputStream getFile(String name){ > return Thread. > currentThread(). > getContextClassLoader(). > getResourceAsStream(name); > } > > To read a properties file classes/myprops.properties > for instance, you just do this: > > Properties p = new Properties(); > p.load(getFile("myprops.properties")); > > Larry > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/14/02 08:42 AM >>> > It will work in a bean if you pass a reference > to the servlet context to it... > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
