Unable to load resource folder in Java

Asked May 01 '20 at 18:30

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I am trying to open a Folder called Images within my resource folder, however it is returning null.

ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();

URL url = loader.getResource("Images");

File f1 = new File(url.toString());

When looking deeper into the issue I see that when calling f1.canRead() is returning false. When I looked up the file permissions it says that the folder has "Full control" Access. I made sure that the resource folder is "marked as resource folder" in Intellij. Any advice is appreciated. A link to the full code can be found here https://github.com/Software-Engineering-Final-Project/articleFetch/blob/master/src/main/java/com/articlefetch/app/Busniess/Service/ImageServiceImpl.java

edited May 01 '20 at 18:53

CrazyCoder

asked May 01 '20 at 18:30

Joshua Schappel

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Use `getResourceAsStream("/...")` and don't use File cause within a jar you can't use file. – khmarbaise May 01 '20 at 18:33
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If `Images` is a directory, consider this question & its answers: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3923129/get-a-list-of-resources-from-classpath-directory – Gus May 01 '20 at 19:00
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@khmarbaise Thank you! – Joshua Schappel May 01 '20 at 19:15

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