Hello Esteban, It won't work with p.getClass... unless the resource you are trying to load is in the classpath...meaning it must be within WEB-INF/classes or WEB-INF/lib/somejar.jar and you wouldn't reference "WEB-INF". The classloader knows absolutely nothing about it.
If your resoruce was in the root of WEB-INF/classes (root of the current classloader... also equivalent to putting the resource in a jar file, but not inside a package in that jar file), the following will work: p.getClass.getResourceAsStream("/myResource.properties"); This will work if your resource is located relative to the current class "p" (same package as the class). p.getClass.getResourceAsStream("myResource.properties"); This will work to find the resource anywhere in the current classloader (make sure not to prefix with "/"): p.getClass.getClassLoader.getResourceAsStream("myResource.properties"); This will work to find the resource even if it isn't in the same classloader. For instance, maybe it is in a parent classloader or a child classloader relative to the current classloader (make sure not to prefix with "/"): Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("myResource.properties"); This will work to find the the resource using the servlet context and fulfill your requirement to put all properties in WEB-INF/conf: theServletConfig.getServletContext().getResourceAsStream("/WEB-INF/conf/myResource.properties"); For your purposes, you need the last one. None of the others will work unless your resource is in the classloader which WEB-INF/conf isn't. Jake Monday, December 02, 2002, 9:59:28 AM, you wrote: EG> Thanks for your help andreas. EG> It didn´t work with p.getClass.. EG> i´m trying with getServletContext(). EG> But my idea is to have WEB-INF/conf to place all .properties files. EG> is that possible?... EG> Best regards, EG> Esteban EG> ----- Original Message ----- EG> From: "Andreas Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EG> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EG> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:57 PM EG> Subject: Re: Tomcat 4.0.3 & getResourceAsStream EG> Hi Esteban, EG> try EG> p.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/WEB-INF/icard.properties"); EG> (inside WEB-INF) EG> or EG> p.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/WEB- EG> INF/classes/icard.properties"); EG> (inside classes) EG> or EG> p.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/WEB- EG> INF/lib/icard.properties"); EG> (inside lib) EG> If this doesn't work, try EG> getServletContext().getResourceAsStream(...) EG> This one will work. EG> Good luck. EG> Andreas EG> On 2 Dec 2002 at 12:33, Esteban González wrote: >> Hi! >> I´ve just moved an old app that we had running using Jserv to >> tomcat4.0.3 >> >> But i have problems with this >> p = new Properties(); >> InputStream is = >> p.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/icard.properties"); >> I keep getting null no matter where i put the icard.properties >> file. >> >> i´ve placed icard.properties inside WEB-INF/lib and >> WEB-INF/classes and it´s also on the classpath... >> >> any workarounds to this issue?... I´m trying not to use the >> java.io.* approach... >> >> ---------------------------------- >> Esteban González >> >> Departamento de Sistemas >> ASSIST-CARD International >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For >> additional commands, e-mail: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> EG> -- EG> To unsubscribe, e-mail: EG> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EG> For additional commands, e-mail: EG> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EG> -- EG> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EG> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Best regards, Jacob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>