Java Resource Path Get getResourceAsFile(Object relativeTo, String relativePath)

Description

Get a File object from a resource on the classpath using the ClassLoader that loaded the given object.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
relativeTo	a parameter
relativePath	a parameter

Declaration

public static File getResourceAsFile(Object relativeTo,
        String relativePath) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   ww w.j a v a 2  s  . c o m*/
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import java.io.File;

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.net.URL;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get a File object from a resource on the classpath using the 
     * ClassLoader that loaded the given object.
     * 
     * @param relativeTo
     * @param relativePath
     * @return
     */
    public static File getResourceAsFile(Object relativeTo,
            String relativePath) {
        ClassLoader cl = relativeTo.getClass().getClassLoader();
        URL url = cl.getResource(relativePath);
        URI uri;
        try {
            uri = url.toURI();
            File f = new File(uri);
            return f;
        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return null;
    }
}

Related

1. getResource(final String path)
2. getResource(String path)
3. getResource(String path)
4. getResource(String relativePath)
5. getResource(String resourcePath)
6. getResourceAsFile(String relativePath)
7. getResourceAsStream(final String path)
8. getResourceAsStream(String resourcePath, ClassLoader classLoader, Class clazz)
9. getResourceAsString(String path)