Problem in constructing URL from Image file

Question

Hi,
i have a requirement , have to construct a URL object with an absolute image file..
like URL url = new URL("/resources/image1.gif")
url.getpath()
But url is returning null, as it couln't found rela path..
but previously i have using
String realPath = servletContext.getRealPath("/images/stateseal_green.jpg");
it was working, but now i dont have servletContext object..
any suggestions around this problem?

Answer 1

Hi,
Is the root directory /resources relative or abs directory?
It seems you have java application and the resources is on the class path right? so it is relative to the file system.
try the below it may help
ClassLoader cl = null;
          cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
          if (cl == null) {
                * No thread context class loader -> use class loader of this class
               cl = GetImageFileOnResourceDirectory.class.getClassLoader();
          InputStream inputStream = (cl
                    .getResourceAsStream("resources/images/image1.gif"));Regards,
Alan Mehio
London,UK