Data from Jar file

[k4ghg]

I am currently accessing data from a file on my hard drive to populate a combo box:

BufferedReader br =
new BufferedReader{new FileReader (new File ("C:\\Program Files\\Java_Test\\Test_Data\\File.dat")));

While ((line = br.readLine()) != null{
cboText.addItem(line.substring(3, 3+12));
}

I would like to put the File.dat in a JAR with the rest of my program, but am having problems accessing the file from within the JAR. Could someone please help me access/read the file from with in a JAR called Test.JAR.

Thanks...Ronnie

 

[sedj]

Say you class is called Test, and is in the jar file.
If you added another file called "file.dat" in the same directory as the Test.class file, you can access that file like this :

InputStream is = (InputStream)(getClass().getResourceAsStream("file.dat"));

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[timw]

... also, if you want to put the file in the root directory of the jar instead, it'd be accessed like

InputStream is = (InputStream)(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/file.dat"));

Tim
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