Instead of referencing the files through classes in the the java.io packages, read the files as resources through the Classloader. This is a *much* preferable way to do what you asking about -- one very good reason for doing it through the Classloader is the dilema you're facing now.
So to answer your question: No, there is no way to read file resources from an application deployed as a war file. The solution is to read files as resources loaded by the Classloader.
To get you started, see: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg63518.html
justin
At 02:28 PM 10/13/2003, you wrote:
I have a web-app that uses several xml, xsd, and other configuration files at runtime ( including during the Application Init
event ). We keep these files under various directories under WEB-INF so that we can get their paths at runtime relative to
ServletContext.getRealPath( "WEB-INF" ).
When I am deploying this web-app as a war file, I can detect I am a war file at runtime because ( getRealPath( "" ) == null ), but
is there a consistent way to read a file from this war file ?
Thanks
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