Eclipse source folder not recognized

Question

I would like to create a separate folder for my resources in a Java project. How, in the name of God do I achieve such a simple thing ? I have been trying to get it to work for quite some time now and it starts to drive me nuts. Here is what I have tried so far:

1) I opened my Build Path Settings and added a folder to my source folders called "resources".

2) I added two folders to that folder called "font" and "img" containing images and font files.

3) I try to access those files in code like this:

getClassLoader() is said to give me an absolute path, so I take a path without the leading /:

getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("resources/font/MyFont.otf")

which returns null. Why is file management in eclipse so infuriating ?

Did you change your build path to src/resources..? In that case you need to give path as font/MyFont.otf — Buddhima Gamlath
– Buddhima Gamlath, Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 14:17
as mentioned above, since you are not in the "src" folder, you need to go a level up or some levels up depending on the location of the resource you want to load: getResourceAsStream("../../resources/font...); — Marcelo Tataje
– Marcelo Tataje, Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 14:17

Dev Blanked · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-02 14:19:10Z

If you have added 'resources' folder as a source folder in the build path settings you should be able to load the fonts like below.

getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("font/MyFont.otf")

Once you specify the 'resources' folder as a source folder eclipse included it in the root of the class path for java. So you only need the path relative to the resources folder.

A Paul · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-02 14:18:32Z

I have a solution for you. Should work

Step 1:

InputStream is = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("font/MyFont.otf");

Step 2:

In Eclipse

run > run configurations > classpath > select user entries > advanced > add folders > select resource folder

After this Run the project. The reason is the resource folder needs to be in classpath.

Evgeniy Dorofeev · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-02 14:17:56Z

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try this

getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("/font/MyFont.otf")

answered Jan 2, 2014 at 14:17

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