HOw to access ApplicationResource.properties file using getSystemResource

Question

I am using struts. I need to access ApplicationResource.properties file, which I define my connection String there. All my methods are static method, so I cannot use getResourceAsStream() method from ClassLoader class, so i have to use getSystemResourceAsStream() method. However, I always get class not found error. Inputstream is always null.
my ApplicationResource.properties file is stored in projectname/classes, and all my other classes store in projectname/classes/com/testname/. Can anybody tell me how to make it work? Thank you in advance.
Here is my code:
private static String getConnectionURL() throws FileNotFoundException,IOException,ClassNotFoundException
Properties properties = new Properties();
InputStream fromFile = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream("ApplicationResources.properties");
if (fromFile !=null)
properties.load(fromFile);
String connectionURL = properties.getProperty("progressiveURL");
return connectionURL;
}

Answer 1

Try either:
ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream("/ApplicationResources.properties");
or
YourClass.class.getResourceAsStream("/ApplicationResources.properties");
in either case, you need to add the "/" prefix.