Access files inside WEB-INF | Java

Question

I am trying to access a .properties file inside the web-inf folder in java, but I could not figure out how to do it.

If the file cannot be accessed, why is that?

Yet, I can access files from inside the package. The code for that is as follows:

Properties prop = new Properties();
        InputStream in = ReadPropertyFile.class.getResourceAsStream("temp.properties");
        prop.load(in);
        System.out.println(prop.getProperty("asd"));
        in.close();

So how to achieve this inside a java class?

ya i tried WEB-INF/temp.properties..it is throwing null pointer — sree, Jan 15 '14 at 11:07
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4340653/file-path-to-resource-in-our-war-web-inf-folder — PeterMmm, Jan 15 '14 at 11:07
It's WEB-INF/classes that's in the classpath, not WEB-INF/ . So a viable solution is to put your properties file underneath WEB-INF/classes - not pretty, but should do! Edit: I suppose the solution in the link given by @PeterMmm is better... — Gyro Gearless, Jan 15 '14 at 11:24

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '14 at 11:39

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I have tried using below code.

        Properties prop = new Properties();
        prop.load(new FileInputStream("./WebContent/WEB-INF/my.properties"));
        System.out.println(prop.getProperty("data"));

and it worked.

answered Jan 15 '14 at 11:39

Vinayak Pingale

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