Getting file path from file name located in a directory in java

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I have some jasper reports file inside a directory called "reports" which is located 2-3 level at the bottom of the "src" package in eclipse IDE. How could get the related file paths inside "reports" folder. I don't want to get the paths like "C:\Users\Kara\workspace\MyProject\src\main\resources\reports\someFile.jrxml". I tried to get them by following code but it didn't give me the real path.

File testFile = new File("someFile.jrxml");
String absPath = testFile.getAbsolutePath();

NilsH · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15 13:56:54Z

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If the reports are alway in your classpath (which they appear to be, assuming a standard Maven directory layout), use Class.getResource()/ClassLoader.getResource() to get a URL pointing to your report file. You can use this URL to extract the absolute path to your report file.

URL reportUrl = getClass().getResource("reports/someFile.jrxml");

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Mark · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15 14:05:12Z

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You can try this:

URL url = getClass().getResource("/reports/someFile.jrxml");
url.getPath();

answered Apr 15, 2013 at 14:05

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Paul Vargas Over a year ago

I think it should be "reports/someFile.jrxml" instead of "/reports/someFile.jrxml".

nudastack Over a year ago

Thanks for the reply. Where does the "getClass()" method point to? I tried this code from inside a Test.java class but it didn't work, got Null Pointer Exception. URL url = Test.class.getResource("/reports/someFile.jrxml");

nudastack Over a year ago

In my local computer getClass().getResource(file path) works fine and I am able to pass ".jrxml" file path and generate reports. However, when build the project and deploy it in remote server the specified file cannot be found. I encounter "java.io.FileNotFoundException". Thanks alot for the consideration.

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