how to load external files?

[nes]

i have a very large file that i'd like to load in my java code, for its too large to declare it as a constant. it contains lots of newlines, so id prefer to not make it a resource bundle. how can i load such a file?

[kruno]

I am not sure that I understand.
How big are we talking about 1 GB or more, and why would you whant it all in memory.

[nes]

thanks for your answer. though it does make me wonder that whatever i do, people start questioning if im in my right mind.

anyway, the answer to my question is something like this:

assert(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
       .getResource("Xmldateibegin.txt") != null);

which looks much like a testng test. WHICH WOULD WORK IF I GOT THIS FRACKING TESTNG STUFF RUNNING!!!1

n.

[mars1412]

maybe this helps

          javax.faces.context.FacesContext facesContext = javax.faces.context.FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
          ServletContext servletContext = (ServletContext) facesContext.getExternalContext().getContext();

          InputStream is = Resources.getResourceAsStream(filePath, servletContext);