properties file exception

[raj baig]

hi,
i am using properties file in jsp.And i stored this properties file in
classes folder but it is givine me the FileNotFound Exception
my code is:

 
  try{
Properties p=new Properties();
FileInputStream input=new FileInputStream("xxx.properties");
p.load(input);
String name=p.getProperty("username");
String password=p.getProperty("password");
//System.out.println("Hello World! " + name + "\t" + password);
out.println(name);
out.println("\n");
out.println(password);
}catch(Exception e){
 e.printStackTrace();
}

i also placed prop file in my app folder.
can you tell me the mistake.

[raj baig]

if i give the complete path it is fine working like
c:\\tomcat\web\app\WEB-INF\classes\xxx.prop