Here you can find the source of getStreamFromClassPath(String source)
private static InputStream getStreamFromClassPath(String source) throws IOException
//package com.java2s; /*// w ww . j av a 2s. com Copyright (C) 2003 EBI, GRL This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */ import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.net.URL; public class Main { private static InputStream getStreamFromClassPath(String source) throws IOException { URL retURL = getURLFromClassPath(source); if (retURL == null) return null; return retURL.openStream(); } private static URL getURLFromClassPath(String source) { //remove the protocal: from a URL string, if present if (source.indexOf(":") >= 0) source = source.substring(source.indexOf(":")); return ClassLoader.getSystemResource(source); } }