How do I get the relative path of files in my project?

Question

I am creating a project using jsp/servlet in which I am trying to create java file and class file inside the project itself. But I am able to do this for only my system because the path I give their is like : C:\Users\MySystem\Desktop\Test\.. which works only for my system. What should I do so that if I have to run this project in another system I don't have to change path again and again.

may be a duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14209085/how-to-define-relative-path-in-java — Camille Douine, Aug 07 '14 at 14:16
I hate seeing "please halp!11" in a question. You should definitely read this: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html — Nikola Kolev, Aug 07 '14 at 14:25
In a `HttpServlet` you can use `this.getServletContext().getRealPath("")` to get the root directory of the deployed servlet. Not sure if it works for jsp, too. — das Keks, Aug 07 '14 at 14:36

SparkOn · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-08T04:38:05.840

Well if it is maven project just put your resources files under src/main/resources and you can read them using this lines.

String path = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
                    .getResource("yourFileName").getPath();
System.out.println(path);

Or even this way you can do it.

String pathOfTheFile = getServletContext().getResource("yourFile").getPath();

and don't forget to put the file under web-content or webapp folder

How do I get the relative path of files in my project?

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