Minor typo (it's getting late in the day). What I actually use is:
URL u = this.getClass().getResource("/fred.jpg");
I suspect that it would work as I originally stated though.
Rob
Rob Nugent wrote:
> I use the getResource(String) method in ClassLoader
> to obtain URLs which I then use to load my textures
> (or for any other reason).
>
> I use code along the lines of
>
> URL u = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("/fred.jpg");
>
> Where the 'this' has been loaded from the same JAR as that which contains
> the jpeg. The leading '/' on the path name of the jpeg within the JAR is important.
>
> Rob
>
> Carl Smotricz wrote:
>
> > Hello Joerg,
> >
> > At 18:11 08.08.00 +0200, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 4.) How can I load an image from a jar?
> > > >
> > >Nothing there on loading images from jars. It has to be something around
> > >ClassLoader.getResource()...
> >
> > nah... I've never tried this, but I would use java.util.JarInputStream
> > to read the contents of the Jar or, better yet, just the uncompressed
> > image (GIF or JPEG) file into an array of bytes, and then
> > Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createImage() to make an Image from
> > that.
> >
> > >Sure, double or triple buffering is very common. BUT, just doublebuffering a
> > >800x600 canvas, which implies one 800x600 drawImage(), crashes my
> > >performance down to 20fps. Hey, Sun, did you ever hear of blitting
> > >hardware??
> >
> > I read a recent answer from a Sun person (Kelvin Chung, I think) who
> > said that, with the right circumstances, Java 3D *does* blitting.
> > Unfortunately,
> > I don't remember what the circumstances were; maybe he'll come back and
> > shed some light?
> >
> > >Sigh, Java is REALLY difficult....
> >
> > Just the right challenge for an outfit that calls itself 'hard code', no?
> > *grin*
> >
> > >- J
> > >
> > >Joerg 'Herkules' Plewe
> > >HARDCODE Development
> > >http://www.hardcode.de
> >
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