Application file issue

Question

Hi,
I have created a class named config.java in package utility.configurator. This class is used to read a properties file, and properties file named "master.properties"(this file is in the same application path)
I create a main program in same package as config.java, and test the config.java.
RESULT: the main program successfully load the "master.properties".
I create another main program in package testing.testutils and import utility.configurator.config.
RESULT: master.properties not found
NOTE that i have put the "master.properties" in the application directory of testing.testutils main program as well.
Why the program fail to load the file in testing.testutils main program? How to make things works?

Answer 1

Hello,
I will answer your question indirectly: I will give you another way to load your property file. More accurately, one will use the class loading mechanism.
In your config class use the following snippet:
      Properties conf = new Properties();
      try {
         conf.load(config.class.getResourceAsStream("master.properties"));
      } catch (IOException e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }Attention, the master.properties file MUST be in the same package than config.
For your information, if one moves this configuration file in another package, say utility, then the argument of getResourceAsStream MUST be utility/master.properties.
What is really interesting with this mechanism is that the config class can be easily moved from one package to another as long as master.properties is moved along.
I hope it helps.