Make a jar library with working resource files

Question

I have made some kind of library, and it needs some xml files so i have stored them in a resource folder and i load it like it like this:

MyClass.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("resources/somefile.xml");

Everything works fine when running from the same jar. However, if i decide to export this code as a .jar and import it as an external jar from another program, the above code fails to get the resource. How can i do this correctly?

Note: Actually the jar file is an android library jar (android project marked as library in eclipse), it seems to work fine in my android app, but since it is just a library i want to test it out in a non android app, everything works fine except for getting the resource file. Should i write the library as a simple java project?

Try this: [Forum](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12713861/how-to-package-resources-that-are-accessed-directly-into-a-jar-file) — jpdymond, Feb 14 '14 at 21:47
If i import that jar from another program, as a library, the get resource fails — Cristiano Coelho, Feb 14 '14 at 21:49
Have you checked the contents of the Jar? Are the resources being included? — MadProgrammer, Feb 14 '14 at 22:48
Yup they are, i think the problem is that it is trying to access the file in a route that does not exist in the other jar.\ — Cristiano Coelho, Feb 15 '14 at 14:06

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '14 at 21:44

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Shame on me, the resources files needed to be added to the src folder or any other folder set in the class path.

answered Feb 17 '14 at 21:44

Cristiano Coelho

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