getResourceAsStream returning null

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I've seen many other people ask this question here and here, but it seems that I have done everything necessary yet I still get null when using the getResourceAsStream() call.

In netbeans I dragged my image into my package and it shows up in the folder in which the source code and .class files are held. So I have: src\com\myProject\ClassIMakeTheCallFrom.java src\com\myProject\MyImage.png

also a similar structure exists in: build\classes\com\myProject\ClassIMakeTheCallFrom.class build\classes\com\myProject\MyImage.png

However when I make the call:

System.out.println(dolphinWater.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("myImage.png"));

It comes out null. Am I missing something?

Is the image in a jar? just saying "myImage.png" to me would look in the root directory and not in your package. — Ali, Aug 10 '11 at 20:40

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 06 '18 at 23:34

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Either put the file directly in the src folder, not the package folder. Or use getResourceAsStream("com/myProject/myImage.png").

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/ClassLoader.html#getResource(java.lang.String)

edited Apr 06 '18 at 23:34

Pablo Fernandez

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answered Aug 10 '11 at 20:52

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I think you are missing a '/', it will work better with: getResourceAsStream("/com/myProject/myImage.png") – Jérôme Verstrynge Aug 10 '11 at 22:37
Not if "com" is at the root of the classpath. No need for a '/'. Won't work at all if that's not true, and a '/' won't help it. – duffymo Aug 11 '11 at 01:39
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@ashokramcse you know you could fix it yourself. this is a wiki – MarianP Jan 17 '14 at 10:42

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