reading text files

[Vanitha Sugumaran]

I have to read from a text file from java helper class which is under tomcat's web-inf directory. I am not sure how to load the file from the java class?
right now

ReaderClass rc = new ReaderClass("C:\\myClass\\test.txt");

but when I keept hte class file inside tomcat this will NOT work. any suggestions?

thanks,

[Surasak Leenapongpanit]

You can pack your helper classes and keep into tomcat's lib directory.

[David Ulicny]

I think you need code it like this

 
BufferedReader infile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(config.getServletContext().getRealPath("path_to_your_file")));

[Vanitha Sugumaran]

Thanks for your reply.

From a java class file how can I call a servlet? what is config in the above example? Sorry I am just confused and new to servlet concept.

BufferedReader infile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(config.getServletContext().getRealPath("path_to_your_file")));?

thanks,

[Ben Souther]

If the file is in your webapp, you can use getResource or getResourceAsStream
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/api/javax/servlet/ServletContext.html# getResource(java.lang.String)