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Thread: Jar file to read text file from within itself

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    Default Jar file to read text file from within itself

    Is there a way for a JAR file to read a text file (or any file for that matter) from within itself, no matter what platform? If so, how?


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    Default Re: Jar file to read text file from within itself

    Use the methot getResourceAsStream(), for example, the following code will read MyFile.txt from within the Jar file:

    MyClass.getResourceAsStream("com/mycompany/MyFile.txt");

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    Default Re: Jar file to read text file from within itself

    +thanks this helps me alot

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