Getting resource from ExternalContext in Servlet

Question

In my bean I am getting the URL of an image like this:

ExternalContext ec = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext();
URL url = ec.getResource("/myImageDirectory/image.png");

How can I do this in a HttpServlet?

I tried the following, but it did not work:

ServletContext sc = getServletContext();
URL url = sc.getResource("/myImageDirectory/image.png");

The HttpServlet is in the same application as the bean.

getServletContext().getRealPath("/")+"myImageDirectory/image.png"; — SatyaTNV, Jul 30 '15 at 10:09
yes , what @Satya said is correct , but to confirm it first check the getServletContext() for which dir it is looking to get the resources , before appending the custom path — AntJavaDev, Jul 30 '15 at 10:16
@Satya: Thanks. Works perfect. Please post your comment as answer so I can accept it. — sinclair, Jul 30 '15 at 10:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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 getServletContext().getRealPath("/")+"/myImageDirectory/image.png";

The "/" represents the web content root.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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answered Jul 30 '15 at 10:24

SatyaTNV

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getServletContext().getRealPath("/")+"/myImageDirectory/image.png"; – SatyaTNV Jul 30 '15 at 11:25

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