I suspect getResourceAsStream can only locate property files in your
classpath. You will probably have to search the classpath yourself to do it.
Check the sorucecode for getResourceAsStream (assuming its not in native
code) and see how its done
sam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Willeke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: How to read property files?
> Thanks, this helps me.
> I was wondering though, can you determine where it found the properties
> file at?
> Thanks.
> -jim
>
> Samson, Lyndon [IT] wrote:
>
> > This works a treat for me
> >
> > InputStream is =
this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("myapp.properties");
> > Properties p = new Properties();
> > try {
> > p.load(is);
> > } catch ( java.io.IOException e ) {
> > // Can't load props file
> > }
> >
> > That way the properties file can be anywhere in the classpath.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 9:27 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: How to read property files?
> >
> >
> > I would like to put a myapp.properties file in the top level directory
> > of my webapp. But I can't figure out what filepath to give the
> > Properties.load() method in order to load my servlet property object.
> > Can someone help me?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > =eas=
> >
> >
> >
>
