Cant access image, in jar, from applet

Question

I have seen this question posted in various places but have not had any luck solvin my problem. Im using the Java Plugin 1.3
Here is my html :
<OBJECT classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93"
width="700" height="200" align="baseline"
codebase="http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/jinstall-13-win32.cab#Version=1,3,0,0">
<PARAM NAME="code" VALUE="com.hlboyd.ImageSequenceTimer">
<PARAM NAME="archive" VALUE="ImageSequenceTimerImages.jar,ImageSequenceTimer.jar">
<PARAM NAME="type" VALUE="application/x-java-applet;version=1.3">
No Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition v 1.3 support for APPLET!!
</OBJECT>
My applet class is stored in one of the jars.
It is found and runs fine, until it trys to load an image that is found in the other jar.
The images are at the top level in their jar.
The image name is T1.gif.
InputStream in=getClass().getResourceAsStream("T1.gif");
URL url=getClass().getResource("T1.gif");
Both these methods return null.
Can anyone suggest why these methods are returning null?
Many thanks
Heather

Answer 1

I consolidated the jars - so that now the images and
java class files are in the same jar.
The getResouce() method still returns null.
I am really stuck - I simply cant get the applet to
see the images.
How are you attempting to get the images? If you're using Class.getResource(), then as was mentioned above, make sure the class file that has the Class.getResource() code in it, is in the same jar as the images. Then make sure you're referencing the images correctly.
For example:
Given that in the class:
mypackage.ImageLoader
you have the code:
ImageLoader.class.getResource(someVal);
If you want to load an image from the same jar called logo.gif in the same package (i.e. shows up as /mypackage/logo.gif), then someVal should be "logo.gif".
If the image is in a different directory/package then someVal should look like "/somepackage/logo.gif".
Basically, the relative path (someVal) starts from the package that the code (and class) is in. If the image is in a different package, you must start the someVal with a "/" and go from there.
I got the same thing to work this way.