adding file path in eclipse

Question

I'm new to eclipse and facing a small problem with loading a file. Basically what i want to do is load an xml file present in the same src folder in a java file that is also in the same folder.

file structure is like this project > src > example.xml, program.java

I want to load example.xml in program.java but whatever i do it keeps on saying wrong path specified. My code is

File xml = new File("/Project/src/exmaple.xml");

But its not working at all, can anyone help please?

EDIT: Thanks for the quick responses guys i solved it with the help from @Exupery and have also answered my won question so that its helpful for others too!

You're using an absolute path, is Project a root level folder? Try just "src/example.xml" — frostmatthew, Mar 17 '14 at 15:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '14 at 15:17

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How stupid of me i just figured it out myself... so the corrected code is

File xml = new File("src/example.xml");

Thanks to @Exupery!

answered Mar 17 '14 at 15:17

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 17 '14 at 15:15

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If your path starts with a / then it is assumed that the path is absolute. Is the file located at /Project/src/exmaple.xml? If not, you need to provide the correct, absolute path or a relative path.

When running Eclipse projects, the relative path is usually starts in the root catalogue of your project, usually containing the src and target directories.

answered Mar 17 '14 at 15:15

No my actual main folder is project which has src folder in it having both the files – user9517536248 Mar 17 '14 at 15:18

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Mar 17 '14 at 15:18

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adding file path in eclipse

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