Including a resource file in java

Question

hello all,
I am new to java and the question I m asking may be quite basic.
I have developed an application which is using a .jpg image file.
In the code I m accessing the image by only specifying the name of the file (LoadFile("image.jpg"));
instead of specifying the whole path to the location of the image file. The intention
is to make the app independent of the location of the image.
Now I have created a jar executable in which I have included the relevant .java and .class files using the
"Export" functionality in the Eclipse IDE. I then add the image file using the
jar -uvf example.jar "C:\temp\image.jpg"
However, when I execute the jar file I get an error that says the image file could not be found.
When we include a resource file (image.jpg in this case) doesnt it get included inside the jar?
Thanks in advance for your help
Tanveer

Answer 1

In the code I m accessing the image by only specifying the name of the file (LoadFile("image.jpg"));
However, when I execute the jar file I get an error that says the image file could not be found.Use:
getClass().getResource("/image.jpg");to get the url of the image in your jar file, and then use the url for anything you want to do.
Thanks!