Unable to find property file Java and TestNG

Question

Already tried this solution but no luck yet :

Cannot load properties file from resources directory

My Code:

protected WebDriver driver;
public static Properties prop;    

@BeforeSuite
    public void setup()
    {

        ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
        options.addArguments("--disable-notifications");

        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","E:\\chromedriver.exe");
        driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

        //Calling property file function here
        ReadData();

        driver.get(prop.getProperty("URL"));

    }

    public void ReadData()
        {  prop = new Properties();
            try {
                prop.load(new FileInputStream("D:\\projectname\\src\\main\\resources\\DataFile.properties"));
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }}

Getting Exception :

java.io.FileNotFoundException

File is already there and I have tried lot of diff. file path like full path, path starts from src ect.

Project Structure :

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UPATE :

It works when I removed .properties extension from filepath.
Still I am not sure that why intellij did not add file extension as .properties. Because I am sure that I have created file with type properties.

@HelpingHands paste a screenshot of the folder structure where the property file exists. — Zeeshan S., Jul 28 '17 at 08:14
@HelpingHands The correct path to properties file as per screenshot of project structure is 'D:\Facebook_Login\src\main\resources\DataFile.properties' The project folder name is 'D:\Facebook_Login' and not 'D:\Demo_Login' — Zeeshan S., Jul 28 '17 at 08:23
@ZeeshanSiddiqui - That is just for example here. So that's not an issue. — Helping Hands, Jul 28 '17 at 08:25
I can see files having '.xml' and '.iml' extensions. Can you confirm that the DataFile is a '.properties' file and not a '.txt'. — Zeeshan S., Jul 28 '17 at 08:33
Following @Zeeshan Siddiqui - is there any chance that the file extension is hidden in the directory you are viewing. Depending on settings, file extensions may not show. Coujkd be worth checking subdirectory settings to view extensions and hidden files. — Lew Perren, Jul 28 '17 at 08:45
@BusinessPlanQuickBuilder - I am not sure why it is not displaying extension there but I can created properties file based on this guild : [Guide](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/creating-and-editing-properties-files.html) — Helping Hands, Jul 28 '17 at 10:24
@ZeeshanSiddiqui - It works by removing .properties from file path. Thanks. — Helping Hands, Jul 28 '17 at 10:32

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '17 at 08:34

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Here is the Answer to your Question:

Instead of :

prop.load(new FileInputStream("D:\\projectname\\src\\main\\resources\\DataFile.properties"));

Can you try:

prop.load(new FileInputStream("./src/main/resources/DataFile.properties"));

Let me know if this Answers your Question.

answered Jul 28 '17 at 08:34

undetected Selenium

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@HelpingHands Did this Question got Answered? Thanks – undetected Selenium Jul 28 '17 at 09:48
No buddy. Getting error : **java.io.FileNotFoundException: .\src\main\resources\DataFile.properties (The system cannot find the file specified)** – Helping Hands Jul 28 '17 at 10:21
So its completely clear that you don't have a file by the name **DataFile`.properties`** at "D:\\projectname\\src\\main\\resources\\" sub-directory. Put a proper file there and check the Answer. Thanks – undetected Selenium Jul 28 '17 at 10:26
You are correct. I tried to access file without .properties and it works. But still I am not sure why intelliJ does not add extension .properties even I added file type properties. – Helping Hands Jul 28 '17 at 10:30
Glad to be able to help you :) you may need to configure some intelliJ settings. Thanks – undetected Selenium Jul 28 '17 at 10:33

Shubham Jain · Answer 2 · 2017-07-28T09:19:50.483

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You need to use \\ in java to give the absolute path like below :-

D:\\Demo_Login\\src\\main\\resources\\DataFile.properties

You can use File.separator instead of putting \\

OR

you can do something like below :-

        File src=new File("src\\lib\\phantomjs\\phantomjs.exe");

        System.setProperty("phantomjs.binary.path",src.getAbsolutePath());

OR

You can try something like below using . which start directory from project root directory :-

System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","./src"+File.separator+"lib"+File.separator+"chromedriver.exe")

OR

Start with src like that :-

"src/main/resources/DataFile.properties"

Hope it will help you :)

edited Jul 28 '17 at 09:19

answered Jul 28 '17 at 08:11

Shubham Jain

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@ShubhamJain Any reason for `/` to malfunction ? – undetected Selenium Jul 28 '17 at 08:12
@Helping Hands - I have added few approaches .. please try them – Shubham Jain Jul 28 '17 at 08:21
Sure. Let me try. – Helping Hands Jul 28 '17 at 08:21
@DebanJanB - Please see the answer in below link - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12091506/what-is-the-backslash-character – Shubham Jain Jul 28 '17 at 08:23
Thanks :) What you pointed is `What is the backslash character (\\)?` where as my question is `Any reason for "/" to malfunction`? Thanks – undetected Selenium Jul 28 '17 at 08:28
@ShubhamJain - Still getting **java.io.FileNotFoundException: src\main\resources\DataFile.properties (The system cannot find the file specified)** – Helping Hands Jul 28 '17 at 08:31
@HelpingHands - Can you please open up a command prompt or the terminal from IntelliJ and then run a `dir` (or) a `ls -l` command and share the output ? I think your file name is just `DataFile` but you are trying to read it as `DataFile.properties`. Reading a property file shouldn't be so complicated. There's obviously something that is missing here. – Krishnan Mahadevan Jul 28 '17 at 09:01
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@DebanJanB - May it will help you - https://blogs.oracle.com/brewing-tests/clash-of-slashes-versus – Shubham Jain Jul 28 '17 at 09:24
@ShubhamJain - Thanks it works now when I removed .properties extension from path. – Helping Hands Jul 28 '17 at 10:31

Unable to find property file Java and TestNG

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