How can I read files in my WEB-INF directory?

Question

I'm running Java web application using Tomcat and I want to read a Properties file that's located in my WEB-INF directory. How can I get an InputStream to this Properties file so I can read it?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '09 at 18:59

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ServletContext.getResource/getResourceAsStream, IIRC.

answered Apr 08 '09 at 18:59

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I want to know the path on the server's file-system to the resource - can you tell me how to find this out? – Tim Cooper Jul 06 '10 at 02:45
@TimCooper The servlet spec doesn't support this. This is because the file might not directly exist on the filesystem — it might be served directly from a .war file. What are you trying to do? – Sean Reilly Apr 27 '12 at 19:34

How can I read files in my WEB-INF directory?

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