How to read a file from a java class, both are in the same jar

[Harshit Rastogi]

I have following structure in jar

myjar.jar -> com -> MYProgram.class
-> file.txt

The file.txt is inside the myjarar.jar and parallel to com folder..
In MYProgram i am trying to do:

getClass().getResourceAsStream("../file.txt")

I am getting NullpointerException when i try to read the inputstream..

Where is it going wrong ?

[Paul Clapham]

Or, to put it more simply, the file is in the root directory of the jar? Then...

getClass().getResourceAsStream("/file.txt") 

[Harshit Rastogi]

Paul Clapham wrote:Or, to put it more simply, the file is in the root directory of the jar? Then...

getClass().getResourceAsStream("/file.txt") 

yes it worked. the file is already in the root. thnx